Originally posted by redeleon I know even non WR lenses can withstand some rain,
and though it is WR its not really weather proof.
thanks.
I definitely have to disagree, I've used only my K7 and the WR lenses for the past two months, and have ran it under a faucet, stood in the pouring rain at Yankee stadium waiting to see if the game would be called off and I can definitely say that the lenses and the body together are weatherproof
While it can't be submerged, like I said I've ran it under a faucet with no damage, when I told people it was water resistant I would even reach for the closest source of liquid, give it a little spill and watch it trickle down the prism housing and all over the lens mount
Even this summer [yes, summer] while snowboarding at timberline I took a nasty fall, and the K7 hit the snow (after probably a 3-4 foot fall), made itself a little cove and sat there in the melting slush (with the battery door directly touching the snow mind you) for good 80-120 seconds while I unstrapped and scampered back up to the scene of the crime (because when you fall, you fall down!
)
WR is
amazing! and incredibly effective It's going to be so hard going back to a camera that doesn't have it
don't forget that WR lenses also are another weapon in the fight against the ultimate enemy -
dust