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Where is the weathersealing, guys?

Started Aug 6, 2016 | Discussions thread
(unknown member) Senior Member • Posts: 2,206
Re: Plastic fantastics are different

Leandros S wrote:

leggeron wrote:

Thats actually a weird way of thinking. I'd definitely not risk water ingress in a lens and much less in the body... and then waiting a few days to dry? Thats actually a ridiculous proposition.

Honestly, I don't think Pentax will forfeit the opportunity to compete with CaNikon at the bottom end of the lens market for the benefit of rare customers like you. If you want the kind of value you're alluding to, your first stop should be the DA* 55. Its weather sealing is even better than would likely be the case on a $200 plastic fantastic.

As for the OP's original point, you'll notice that Fujifilm's entry level lenses are not weather-sealed, either, except the 35/2 which costs about twice what you were hoping for.

They've already stated in interview that they are not going after the bargain basement customers as much anymore.   hence why they released the K-S2, K-70 and K-1 (over another KS-1 entry level clone with disco lights).

That said, I'd buy a couple primes with WR seals if Pentax offered them sub 500USD.  And I'm one who normally shoots with zooms.  But I value the IQ increase and formfactor of a prime sometimes.. Right now, it is impossible to use these when there is a chance of storms, which is pretty much all the time but some of fall and winter here.

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