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The Hiking Camera Conundrum

Started Dec 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
Morris0
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Re: The Hiking Camera Conundrum
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OrigamiCactus wrote:

X100V needs front filter to achieve "somewhat weatherproofing", but that's not the whole story. It is lacking rubber seals, especially in the battery door compartment.

There was a guy here that took their x100v to niagra falls and the camera died.

Fuji weatherproofing is not up to Pentax level, well, maybe only the X-H1 is, but the other cameras definitely not. And i own X-T4 and X-Pro3 and i have used them in rain and snow, but in not that kind of weather you are describing, i wouldn't take the camera out of the bag.

So whatever camera you pick, you would need a waterproof holster/bag/pouch for it, to keep it in while not shooting.

Also you talked about how harsh weather penetrated your "waterproof" bag and now your dubious of waterproof bags. Just use a plastic bag, tie a knot on top, boom, now you have a fully waterproof bag that wont let water in. Of course it isn't that simple, but you get the point. if you have a decent plastic bag it is waterproof.

I hope the guy did better than his camera when he went over the falls

Morris

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