On Jan 12, 2010, at 20:34 , Tim Bray wrote:
Eek! I'd just assumed that their status at the top of the Pentax-lens
heap would have included weather-proofing. All the blurb says is "The
high-grade aluminum construction of the DA Limited series provides the
utmost durability".
Aluminum and durability do not necessarily mean much if you drop a
lens. Just marketing words. However, your lens won't rust! :-)
Run your finger around the camera end of the lens's mount. If it feels
like plastic, steel, or aluminum, it's not water-resistant. If it
feels like rubber, it might be. Several lenses were made with this
rubber ring that were not WR, just precursors to the WR lens series.
Those were missing the seals in other parts of the lens assembly that
would keep the rain out of the interior of the lens.
That leaves reading the instruction book to see if it's listed as WR.
I've had my K20 and the 60-250 out in a downpour for an hour, and it
looks like it survived with no ill effects. I wiped it all down with a
towel, and didn't open any doors or take the lens off for a couple of
hours in case there was water in the seams.
If it doesn’t excite you,
This thing that you see,
Why in the world,
Would it excite me?
—Jay Maisel
Joseph McAllister
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