> As I've mentioned here in the past, I've had my PZ-1p fail on me. > It probably wasn't just condensation, though; It's hard to keep > 100% of the moisture off a camera when shooting in a rainstorm.
Me too. When the PZ-1 was 6 months old in the rain photographing a pig roast. Plenty of humidity, and hot steam, but little actual rain on the camera. It stopped firing, and then started the focus started hunting ALL the time. Only a trip to Pentax Colorado cleared it up. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:46:06 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob Studdert mused: > > > > On 27 Jan 2005 at 9:06, Steve Desjardins wrote: > > > > > My MZ-S is largely electronic as well, so condensation is an issue here > > > too. I wonder if the "extra" electronics of a DSLR really makes much > > > of a difference? A DSLR also generates more internal heat so I also > > > wonder if this is better at driving internal moisture away. > > > > I can't help thinking it's a bit of a non-issue. I'd like to hear of people > > who > > have actually suffered problems due to moisture ingress. I've done some > > pretty > > nasty things to my cameras (P67,P645, SuperA, LX, MZ-S, Leica M, Mamiya, > > Oly E- > > 10) over the years and none have ever failed due to condensation problems. > > As I've mentioned here in the past, I've had my PZ-1p fail on me. > It probably wasn't just condensation, though; It's hard to keep > 100% of the moisture off a camera when shooting in a rainstorm. > >
