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Field test of WR in Niagara Falls

Started Aug 27, 2017 | Discussions
Space the final frontier Senior Member • Posts: 1,229
Field test of WR in Niagara Falls
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My family went to Niagara Falls yesterday. We spent an hour waiting to get to the Cave of the Winds. Since we spent so much time waiting in line, we decided to walk under the fall a second time.

I had a K-3II and 16-85 WR. The weak link is a cheap, off-brand battery grip. Long story short, this combo not only survived but performed brilliantly imo. It was completely soaked as I did not bother to cover it with anything. Here are some pictures

Approaching the fall but the camera was completely wet already.

You can see the water on the front element.

More water

And more water

At one point, the shutter refused to fire, but only because it could not focus due to the water on the front element. The camera never stopped. I blew the water on the front element off and it kept going. Some rainbow

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TomWret
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Re: Field test of WR in Niagara Falls

Space the final frontier, A great commercial!:-D

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Cynthia FarrWeinfeld
Cynthia FarrWeinfeld Veteran Member • Posts: 4,887
Re: Field test of WR in Niagara Falls

My family and I did the same thing and I shot with the same camera/lens combo!  What an experience, huh?  Isn't the WR amazing on Pentax?  Nice shots!  Cindy

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OP Space the final frontier Senior Member • Posts: 1,229
Re: Field test of WR in Niagara Falls

Cynthia FarrWeinfeld wrote:

My family and I did the same thing and I shot with the same camera/lens combo! What an experience, huh? Isn't the WR amazing on Pentax? Nice shots! Cindy

Thanks. No fear with Pentax WR!

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MightyMike Forum Pro • Posts: 41,691
Re: Field test of WR in Niagara Falls

This is why i really can't understand the buzz around WR in such shooting situations or why people so badly want a DA* ultra-wide lens... you're either constantly cleaning the front element or you have nasty water drops in the photos.

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