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Weather Sealing is a Gimmick.

Started Feb 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
OP mpgxsvcd Veteran Member • Posts: 8,094
Re: Weather Sealing is a Gimmick.
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Erick L wrote:

mpgxsvcd wrote:

I use my non weather sealed E-PM2 on my telescope during the winter. It is typically left out at sun down in very humid conditions. Then the temperature drops below freezing and all of the dew freezes on the camera and on the screen.

I come back out 8 hours later and it is still chugging away taking pictures even though it isn’t weather sealed. Even the “not weather sealed cameras” are more durable than you think. I abuse it like this at least once a month during the winter.

I used to hike with two cameras around the neck, an E-M5 and an E-PM2. Now I do tis with just the E-M5. The E-PM2 drowned in my own sweat (from t-shirt) but E-M5 hasn't, despite using it that way for much longer.

Did it actually break? Did you send it in for repair? Did they charge you for the repair?

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