-
Welcome to the new forums! Please read this first. For known issues we are working to resolve, click here.
40d weather resistance
- Thread starter VitaminT
- Start date
armand kailich
Leading Member
Both are fine.
though, when u bring it on the beach, be careful with sand. Wipe it with a damp cloth afterwards or the salt will shaw marks!
In the jungle, just make sure that you aclimatise the camera all the time.
Dont just walk back into your AC room with it from outside.
Put it into a plastic bag and let it get used to the change of humidity and temperature.
--
Canon EOS 40D
Canon 17-85 IS USM
Canon 50mm 1.8 MkII
Canon 100-400 L IS
Canon Speedlight 550EX
[email protected]
though, when u bring it on the beach, be careful with sand. Wipe it with a damp cloth afterwards or the salt will shaw marks!
In the jungle, just make sure that you aclimatise the camera all the time.
Dont just walk back into your AC room with it from outside.
Put it into a plastic bag and let it get used to the change of humidity and temperature.
--
Canon EOS 40D
Canon 17-85 IS USM
Canon 50mm 1.8 MkII
Canon 100-400 L IS
Canon Speedlight 550EX
[email protected]
It has some added dust protection on the battery and CF door (stupid foam padding). The 40D is not sealed for rain or even light drizzle and I definately would not let a wave at the beach hit your camera as it it not splash proof (neither is the d300 according to official nikon statements).
I've found that the salty air near the beach cam leave a kind of film on lens elements, so some kind of filter isn't a bad idea. The film is easily cleaned, buy it's kind of a pain.
Yes, for people who make their living in photography and shooting in harsh environments where reliability can mean the difference between getting or not getting the shot, of course it's a good idea.
What do you mean by "weather sealed objectives?"
What do you mean by "weather sealed objectives?"
Most of my 40D shooting so far has either been on the beach or very near it. So far no problems at all. I have even shot my 40D in the rain a few times now without incident though shooting in the rain with a 40D is certainly not recommended. Anyway, I have been able to get away with it all the same.
Greg
--
http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/
Greg
--
http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/
Several of the L lenses have added weather resistance. The EF 500mm f/4L IS USM that I have been using so much lately certainly can take a lot of water without incident as I have seen first hand.
Greg
--
http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/
Greg
--
http://www.pbase.com/dadas115/
jeffkpotter
Forum Enthusiast
Probably, because 40D doesn't have REAL weather sealing. Also depends on your lens. Don't take 17-85 to a windy beach. Common sense.
Nothing wrong with going from hot/humid to cold/dry.
It's the other direction where considerable care is required,
leaving a cool hotel room to a humid outdoor environment.
Always good advice!
imperio
Well-known member
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond300/page3.asp
thats says pil askey.
Nikon don't claim the camera to be waterproof but it's certainly more 'weather proof' than the average digital SLR. Remember that the camera is only as weather proof as its weakest link, this includes the lens mount and only a few of the more recent Nikkor lenses have rubber seals around the mount ring.
thats says pil askey.
Nikon don't claim the camera to be waterproof but it's certainly more 'weather proof' than the average digital SLR. Remember that the camera is only as weather proof as its weakest link, this includes the lens mount and only a few of the more recent Nikkor lenses have rubber seals around the mount ring.
RedYeti
Forum Enthusiast
I just came back from a trip to Morocco and my 40D survived fine, including a few days of abuse travelling by camel through the Sahara. Take a look at this pic:
I'd climbed up a huge dune with a friend (he's the blue + black dot, centre right!) when the wind started picking up and we saw a storm approaching (white cloud, top left). We had about 5 minutes to get back down to camp (the black tents, centre left) before it hit. There was a lot of sand blowing around by the time we made it down, but the 40D survived without any problems.
One thing I will say though... even with the 24-105 IS in bright Saharan sunlight, it's pretty damn hard to take a steady shot from the back of a camel!
Some other photos from the trip:
I'd climbed up a huge dune with a friend (he's the blue + black dot, centre right!) when the wind started picking up and we saw a storm approaching (white cloud, top left). We had about 5 minutes to get back down to camp (the black tents, centre left) before it hit. There was a lot of sand blowing around by the time we made it down, but the 40D survived without any problems.
One thing I will say though... even with the 24-105 IS in bright Saharan sunlight, it's pretty damn hard to take a steady shot from the back of a camel!
Some other photos from the trip:
There are weather sealed L lens. The super telephotos and some others. They have o-rings to seal against the lens flange on the body.
But you are right, it doesn't matter much if your camera body is weather sealed if water can get into the mirror/AF sensor and sensor through the lens-camera junction.
Gene (aka hawkman) - Walk softly and carry a big lens
Please visit my wildlife galleries at:
http://www.pbase.com/gaocus
http://hawkman.smugmug.com/gallery/1414279
But you are right, it doesn't matter much if your camera body is weather sealed if water can get into the mirror/AF sensor and sensor through the lens-camera junction.
--
Gene (aka hawkman) - Walk softly and carry a big lens
Please visit my wildlife galleries at:
http://www.pbase.com/gaocus
http://hawkman.smugmug.com/gallery/1414279
mike bustad
Forum Pro
--Seems I remember some time a go I read you should treat the camera going both ways. Like not good either way.
Tanglefoot47
Tulalip Wa.
dagp
Member
Since I'm a newbie and don't have common camera sense yet, why not use the 17-85 at a windy beach?
--
dagp
--
dagp
sandy b
Veteran Member
Just like eyeglasses in summer. A hot damp camera brought into an air conditioned room will dry out.
The principle is very simple -- grade 7 school physics: water condenses from air when the air is cooled. So when a cold (AC room) camera is taken to a humid environment, the warm humid air will condense water onto the cold surfaces (inside and out) of the camera. Bad for the camera.
The solution is to first warm up the camera before exposing it to the humid air. The traditional way to do that is to bag the camera and take it into the new location. The bad keeps the moisture away from the camera, and one simply waits for the camera to warm up to ambient temperatures before opening the bag. Slow, effective.
The other direction, from warm humid air to a cool AC hotel room is quite safe. The warm air remaining in the camera will dissipate into the dry air (AC air is dry) of the hotel room, and dry out the camera nicely as it also cools down. Using a bag in this direction is bad for the camera, as the bag would prevent the humid air from escaping, and it would eventually condense inside the camera as it cools down in the sealed bag. Very bad.
Cheers
The 17-85 is totally unsealed -- air freely passes in/out of this lens.
So, assuming a salt-water beach area, the salty sea air will blow freely through the lens, depositing salt on the inside, which will eventually corrode the electronics of the lens, and maybe the camera, and possibly also some of the coatings on the interior lens surfaces.
Cheers
Keyboard shortcuts
- f
- Forum