Originally posted by victormeldrew I urge caution. With all WR bodies and lenses, some people have had excellent experiences, with dust storms, downpours and accidental brief immersions all being handled well. Others have reported that short periods in light rain caused a malfunction.
Whether your experience will fall into the first or second camp can only be discovered when you try it...like the submarine captain who is asked how deep his submarine can really go, finding out how well it works is a potentially fatal test. Unfortunately, if the WR fails, whether through design or faulty component or excessively inclement conditions, you will not be covered by your warranty.
Victor: thanks for the information. I didn't know that Pentax would not cover a water related failure since they tout their cameras and selected lenses to be weather resistant, etc. The fact that the warranty won't cover a foreseeable use is disturbing. How can Pentax say it's resistant to the elements and then disclaim the warranty? To me that shows it is no better than any other camera. The weather sealing is a big part of the reason I use Pentax.
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Originally posted by AstroDave I used my then few-months old K1 with the D-FA 28-105 lens on the Maid of the Mist boat ride at Niagara Falls. That was somewhat wetter than your spitting drizzle. The passengers all wore plastic rain coats, the camera wore nothing. It got moist, but no where near soaked.
And, No problems.
As Victor noted, though, YMMV
It will be tested again in two weeks at DUSTY Antelope Canyon.
Great: I would love to see some of those Niagara Pics--could you post some after your return from Antelope Canyon? It feels reassuring that the K-1 was not affected by the moisture at the Falls, that can be very dousing. I am concerned though as to what Victor said about the warranty not in effect for moisture failures.
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Originally posted by Roadboat24 I don't know about weather resistance, But my involuntary experiment shows the K1 with 24-70mm to be beer resistant.....
Now that's a true test...was it a can's worth or a simple spilled glass on the body and the lens....it appears there was no issues after the drink by the camera though.