Originally posted by alexeyga Funny thing is, landscape and wildlife photographers have been using their CaNikon gear in conditions and temperatures our lovely K5 wouldn't even dear to dream about, for ages, way before even the term WR got invented.
I'm not trying to bash Pentax or glorify CaNikon. I just find it silly and rather shameful how Pentax community is worshiping the WR. There's that myth going around that you can't take pics in bad weather and dusty environment if you haven't got some Pentax WR gear and that's why Pentax gears is so cool!!! Total self-inflicted fetish-lie!!!
D800(D300/D300s/D700/)+24-70+70-200 most likely are better sealed than K5+16-50+50-135 and in real life, bad conditions for bad conditions will outlast a Pentax setup.
But Pentaxians are the only ones running around with the WR-we're so cool and unique-hysteria.
Hysterical that is and and rather pathetic. Sorry for the luck of better words.
Don't apologize.
While I personally don't deliberately take my gear out with the specific idea of dousing it or giving it a mud-bath, I also don't shy away from getting the shots I want. This does include bad weather on occaision and the k-7, 16-50 and 50-135 sealings have proven themselves to me time and time again.
You can down-play just how useful the Pentax sealing may be, but I've got 2.5 years of abusing my current gear to counter any doubts you want to raise. Add to that, the fact the k-7, 16-50 and 50-135 cost only a bit more than the price of admission on a d800, I'd say even on borrowed time, my gear has given me my money's worth....even if the seals gave way tomorrow and bricked my camera.
You can claim 'pathetic'. My camera speaks contrary to that. Furthermore, and more importantly, I'm photographing what I want, when I want and not stressing about anything else in the process. YMMV, but until my camera or lenses call it quits, I'll continue to abuse them like the tools I need them to be. They've stood up to a lot more than I ever expected when I first purchased them.