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Weather-sealed gear and lens front element

Started Dec 15, 2019 | Discussions thread
OP Henry Richardson Forum Pro • Posts: 21,959
lens hoods
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rsmithgi wrote:

My experience shooting in heavy rain is with the 40-150 Pro. It has a deep hood and that is enough to keep the front clear of drops.

I have shot successfully in light rain with the 12-40 pro.

Yes, I always use a lens hood and that helps. But only if you are always shooting down or at most level. And if there is any wind or bouncing water drops then even a lens hood doesn't work. And shooting level with a lens hood I have found that raindrops will hit the bottom inside of the lens hood and splash onto the lens element.

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