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Weather Sealing is a Gimmick.

Started Feb 19, 2015 | Discussions thread
Klarno
Klarno Veteran Member • Posts: 4,239
It gives me peace of mind.
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Last July, I was hiking in the Bisti Wilderness area with my E-PM2 and E-M1 as several monsoonal squalls were blowing through the area.

I have a rainproof Think Tank system for hiking, and I used that system to protect the gear that I knew couldn't handle it. I had to get moving, so I just left the E-M1 out on the strap. These storms were moving through the area quickly, I got caught in three separate storms, and frankly I'm lucky I didn't get hit by lightning (there's absolutely no cover in this harsh desert).

I don't find much use in photographing while it's raining--very hard to avoid getting image-destroying water drops on the lens unless it's on a telephoto lens with a bucket lens hood.

But where having the weather sealing made things easier was that it was one less thing to worry about.

At the end of the hike, I was soaked head to toe. I had enough clay on my boots to make an amphora. But the camera was fine.

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