Weathersealing Testament

Ps3737 · 11-03-2010, 02:30 AM

Fullerton - Great video and enjoyed your blog. As a K7 (with 18-55 WR kit zoom)owner since January, mine has seen plenty of action being splashed by saltwater while fishing, rained on during hour long football games and being submerged while wading into a deep hole while crossing a river. I've destroyed four/five canon powershots before deciding on getting a sealed DSLR & lens and the K7 was cheaper and lighter than a Olympus E3 and cheapest HG lens and hasn't let me down. My fishing /author companions had no idea that someone made a WR DSLR for the same price as their C or N cameras that have to get packed safely away the moment any water threatens them! I really do not understand why Pentax doesnot go high profile on this aspect because there is whole new generation of extreme outdoor/adventure photography evolving now that the K7, K5 are absolutely perfect for.

FullertonImages · 11-03-2010, 02:47 AM

Originally posted by Ps3737

Fullerton - Great video and enjoyed your blog. As a K7 (with 18-55 WR kit zoom)owner since January, mine has seen plenty of action being splashed by saltwater while fishing, rained on during hour long football games and being submerged while wading into a deep hole while crossing a river. I've destroyed four/five canon powershots before deciding on getting a sealed DSLR & lens and the K7 was cheaper and lighter than a Olympus E3 and cheapest HG lens and hasn't let me down. My fishing /author companions had no idea that someone made a WR DSLR for the same price as their C or N cameras that have to get packed safely away the moment any water threatens them! I really do not understand why Pentax doesnot go high profile on this aspect because there is whole new generation of extreme outdoor/adventure photography evolving now that the K7, K5 are absolutely perfect for.

That's what I'm saying!

wed7 · 11-03-2010, 07:30 AM

great video!

simico · 11-04-2010, 02:53 AM

Originally posted by secateurs

Or is the body cap no more than a dust cover?

Exactly, it's just a dust cover. Of course if someone is brave enough...

RonHendriks1966 · 11-04-2010, 08:28 AM

Great work, the K-7 is very good with a DA* lens in resisting nature.

MRRiley · 11-04-2010, 09:05 AM

Thats great... Were you shooting when you got hit by the wave? Love to see a few frames from that if you have em.

Mike

FullertonImages · 11-04-2010, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by simico

Exactly, it's just a dust cover. Of course if someone is brave enough...

Correct. As far as I can tell, the lenses aren't very weatheqrsealed when just sot red with a lens cap. If you look closely at at a DA* or WR lens with a cap on it, the cap does actually overlap the rubber ring that is meant to seal the mount area. Although, I would say that the caps to seam to seal failry tightly. I bet they would be ok for some light splashing/drips. As for the body cap, I have little to no faith in those. I wish the Pentax body caps screwed on like other brands do. I think Pentax should package the sealed bodies with news body caps that screw on and have a gasket, so that the body is sealed even with just e cap on. And the sealed lenses should some with new caps that extend further out, as to allow the mount gasket to engage the cap. It would be a simple and cheap feature to add, that would be yet another nice design touch to add to the list.

FullertonImages · 11-04-2010, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by MRRiley

Thats great... Were you shooting when you got hit by the wave? Love to see a few frames from that if you have em.

Mike

Thanks, Mike. I think in the split second between hearing the wave and being hit by it, I had transition too far into self preservation mode to keep on shooting. I had just enough time to brace myself for impact. But I'll look through the images again, and see if there's anything.

Cheers,
Ben

11-03-2010, 02:30 AM	#16
Ps3737 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 26	WR for outdoor/action photography Fullerton - Great video and enjoyed your blog. As a K7 (with 18-55 WR kit zoom)owner since January, mine has seen plenty of action being splashed by saltwater while fishing, rained on during hour long football games and being submerged while wading into a deep hole while crossing a river. I've destroyed four/five canon powershots before deciding on getting a sealed DSLR & lens and the K7 was cheaper and lighter than a Olympus E3 and cheapest HG lens and hasn't let me down. My fishing /author companions had no idea that someone made a WR DSLR for the same price as their C or N cameras that have to get packed safely away the moment any water threatens them! I really do not understand why Pentax doesnot go high profile on this aspect because there is whole new generation of extreme outdoor/adventure photography evolving now that the K7, K5 are absolutely perfect for.

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11-03-2010, 02:47 AM	#17
FullertonImages Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 883 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ps3737 Fullerton - Great video and enjoyed your blog. As a K7 (with 18-55 WR kit zoom)owner since January, mine has seen plenty of action being splashed by saltwater while fishing, rained on during hour long football games and being submerged while wading into a deep hole while crossing a river. I've destroyed four/five canon powershots before deciding on getting a sealed DSLR & lens and the K7 was cheaper and lighter than a Olympus E3 and cheapest HG lens and hasn't let me down. My fishing /author companions had no idea that someone made a WR DSLR for the same price as their C or N cameras that have to get packed safely away the moment any water threatens them! I really do not understand why Pentax doesnot go high profile on this aspect because there is whole new generation of extreme outdoor/adventure photography evolving now that the K7, K5 are absolutely perfect for. That's what I'm saying!

11-03-2010, 07:30 AM	#18
wed7 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,421	great video!

11-04-2010, 02:53 AM	#19
simico Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Budapest Posts: 821	Originally posted by secateurs Or is the body cap no more than a dust cover? Exactly, it's just a dust cover. Of course if someone is brave enough...

11-04-2010, 08:28 AM	#20
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Great work, the K-7 is very good with a DA* lens in resisting nature.

11-04-2010, 09:05 AM	#21
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Thats great... Were you shooting when you got hit by the wave? Love to see a few frames from that if you have em. Mike

11-04-2010, 12:23 PM	#22
FullertonImages Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 883 Original Poster	Originally posted by simico Exactly, it's just a dust cover. Of course if someone is brave enough... Correct. As far as I can tell, the lenses aren't very weatheqrsealed when just sot red with a lens cap. If you look closely at at a DA* or WR lens with a cap on it, the cap does actually overlap the rubber ring that is meant to seal the mount area. Although, I would say that the caps to seam to seal failry tightly. I bet they would be ok for some light splashing/drips. As for the body cap, I have little to no faith in those. I wish the Pentax body caps screwed on like other brands do. I think Pentax should package the sealed bodies with news body caps that screw on and have a gasket, so that the body is sealed even with just e cap on. And the sealed lenses should some with new caps that extend further out, as to allow the mount gasket to engage the cap. It would be a simple and cheap feature to add, that would be yet another nice design touch to add to the list.

11-04-2010, 12:33 PM	#23
FullertonImages Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 883 Original Poster	Originally posted by MRRiley Thats great... Were you shooting when you got hit by the wave? Love to see a few frames from that if you have em. Mike Thanks, Mike. I think in the split second between hearing the wave and being hit by it, I had transition too far into self preservation mode to keep on shooting. I had just enough time to brace myself for impact. But I'll look through the images again, and see if there's anything. Cheers, Ben