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Weather Sealing is a Gimmick.

Started Feb 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
(unknown member) Veteran Member • Posts: 4,734
"a" camera, I'll give you that
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One camera is a bad sample size for sure.  My opinion comes from shooting in rain and worse with a couple dozen different cameras, and from what my friends who shoot travel and journalism have experienced under conditions other than war zones.  You really, really have to abuse a camera in a way that most sealed cameras won't survive (which I know from the failure rate of bodies in war zones, and in those cases they are generally sealed cameras and lenses).  I'll bet there aren't two people who've posted in this forum in the last five years who have a great excuse (like being shot at) for ignoring basic camera hygiene.

But beyond that, you will never get a warranty claim through on weather sealing.  The disclaimers in the manuals pretty much say, despite us calling it weather sealed, if you act like it is and it fails it's not our fault.  It's like watches that say they are water resistant - if you forget and take it in a shower and it fails, that watch won't get replaced, unless it came with a stated "waterproof to XX feet" claim.

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