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Weather Sealing is a Gimmick.

Started Feb 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
jim stirling
jim stirling Veteran Member • Posts: 7,356
Re: Weather Sealing is a Gimmick.
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Daniel Ramli wrote:

I remember watching Kai from Digital Rev reviewing the original EM5 + 12-50mm (weather sealed too). And he tested the weather sealing by pouring water onto the camera and camera continues to work. I guess it's not a gimmick. You should be able to safely use this camera together with a weather sealed lens in the rain.

Daniel, You might be surprised what lower end non-weather sealed models can survive Kai tested a couple out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1tTBncIsm8

This one time I was shooting at a wedding and a gravy accidently poured on my 12-40mm pro lens. I simply run a tap water onto the lens barrel and wipe it dry.

Please don't mistaken weather proof as water proof. I can't guarantee your camera will still work if you dipped it in a water.

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