Originally posted by tibbitts I've had my K5 (17k cycles) out in the rain and some salt spray before, but last week it took a couple of direct hits from salt water spray (from waves hitting rocks, with 16-85 mounted.) It kept working just fine at the moment, but the next day, not so much. The exposure compensation button changed the ISO. The ISO button didn't do anything. When reviewing images and using the back wheel to magnify, it cycled from minimum to maximum magnification automatically with just one movement of the wheel. Eventually playing with the controls repeatedly, enthusiastically working them back and forth, seemed to get everything working again. Anybody had a similar experience? Any effects show up farther down the road?
The good thing going for you is the K-5 has a back panel made of Polycarbonate. Really I don't mind bodies that are all Polycarbonate and WR. So my thinking is it made it in the top and dripped down to the controls. Who knows, but we know it made it in. The top is Metal however, but being a top the water may have dripped down. My bet is you will be fine.
In every case its different