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Weather-sealed gear and lens front element

Started Dec 15, 2019 | Discussions thread
loafer Senior Member • Posts: 1,676
Re: Weather-sealed gear and lens front element
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I generally agree that rain is not the best reason for weatherproof gear.  It is not that hard to keep the camera dry and rain will degrade many shots.

But I deal with snow and cold.  Snow gets on stuff even when it is not snowing.  Usually keeping it off the lens is trivial (lens cap) - but it will sneak into every crevice of a zoom.  It comes from all directions. Weatherproof gear is a big difference maker.

For the splashy boat trips, I use a waterproof bag and a towel.  Once the gear is wet a waterproof bag will be certain to keep it that way, unless you put a towel in there.

Overall, I would say that weatherproof gear is really best when its nice out to take photos but your gear might be subject to adverse conditions without warning.

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