Originally posted by BBear i went over DPReview and it seems like the WR is more like a splah-resistant than a real weather-sealed.
I'm guessing you read the thread where someone was discussing the 16-50, 16-45 and new 18-55 wr (the same thread that has somehow devolved into a comparison of a 16-50 and 18-250@18mm; I'm surprised there has been so little discussion of the new wr lenses; are they not basically the k7 kit lenses?). I digress.
Did you miss the post where the guy left his camera (Cant remember the model) with the new 18-55 wr on his friends apartment rooftop during an afternoon of rain? that was convincing enough for me, most everyone else's posts in that thread were pure speculation and semantic arguments over what pentax means by weather resistant as opposed to sealed (really, pentax should be the ones to end this discussion). As excited as I am to get the lens (and will post about it when I do), in the back of my mind I am still envisioning a rubber ring around the front zoom section, squeegee-ing the water off as it moves in and out.
I Will provide a hands on review. I Will NOT be the one to put the lens to its limits though (no shower scenes, steamy or otherwise, if you know what I mean, haha).