Ditto, I've shot in quite nasty conditions with any number of unsealed cameras. It needs to get really nasty or involve standing water before the level of sealing on the DA* is really needed. What the sealing is for me is peace of mind, I know I won't have issues.
-Adam On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had two pouring rain, sopping wet, 2-hour shoots with my K10D and DA > 16-45, without any mishap. I have a microfiber towel in my bag, and I just > mopped the lens off occasionally. I didn't dare change lenses in the blowing > rain, though! > > Rick > > http://photo.net/photos/RickW > > > --- On Sun, 1/17/10, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On my drive home from the dojo I >> noticed how potentially photogenic the railroad tracks >> through the redwoods were in the rain. I suspect that >> there is a wealth of photographic opportunity in the state >> park that is nearly across the street from my house. >> >> However, I don't have any DA* or WR lenses. I've >> heard that with primes, the weather isn't nearly the problem >> that it is with zooms, but that could have just been wishful >> thinking. >> >> How serious is the risk to lens and/or K20 if I mount a >> prime and go traipsing through the redwoods in moderate >> rain? >> >> Would it help to take a rubber band and put it around the >> base of the lens to try and make an external seal? >> >> My guess is that my DA40 might be the safest lens to use >> because it has less area to collect water, and also it >> doesn't have an aperture ring. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] >> sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> --PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
