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Weather-sealed gear and lens front element

Started Dec 15, 2019 | Discussions thread
spike29 Senior Member • Posts: 2,471
Re: Weather-sealed gear and lens front element

Weathersealed, if it can i wil choose it.

I think rain is a visual thing you can avoid as much as possible and wipe off or protect by a cover.

Moist by condens is i my eye's far more a problem. I did go from 5 degrees to a tropical garden in a zoo and the cold camera was covered in tiny drops in seconds. All around. Condensed lcd and frontlens, every button and switch. You can't really protect it.

( yes in a zipbag a bit.)

That's were weatherseal can give me some piece of mind.  moist inside your lens and camera by condensation can get everywere leaving spots on your image or fry your electronics.

Raincover helps tokeep the camerabackpack dry so it doesn't soak and be a wet cloth around your lenses. So rain is less difficult to protect your gear from.

I bought a PL15mm f1.7 and to my surprice it isn't weathersealed. 😶

All pana-leica's are weathersealed so why that one not?

It doesn't matter that much but i need to remember that.

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