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what do I need to buy to waterproof my X100V
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https://www.amazon.com/Fujifilm-LH-X100-Lens-Hood-Adapter/dp/B004NROYUS
Plus a UV filter
BTW, this is also available in black.
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Wateraddict
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Waterproof is impossible but you can protect it from rain using something as simple as a plastic garbage bag. I have a leather half case for my X100T and it protects it from bumps and everyday damage. Not sure if those are available yet for the X100V.
sarbos
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An adapter and a filter will suffice, but they will offer only “weather resistance”...
Yep, I would like to know what that means... it’s not IP rating, so we don’t know what it really does...
I remember the EOS-5 and EOS-3 leaflets with good explanations of where and what was sealed...
By the way, my canon EF-17-40 L also needed to have a filter on to be weather protected, so it seems it’s not a X100V issue but a normal thing.
R_U_Q_R_U
Senior Member
"A weather-sealed camera does not make it indestructible, nor make an air-tight gadget. Dust and dirt can still get in, even the moving mechanical parts inside the camera can still generate debris. Weather sealing is also definitely not water-proof… Drop a camera into the water, and it’s gone for good." What Do Weather-Sealed Cameras Mean – Do We Even Need It?
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Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me,
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it's been.
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sarbos
Leading Member
Interesting video!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Yep - WR, weather sealing, etc., a golden marketing ploy. But the propaganda is working. How many people on here are demanding such lenses as the 35 f1.2, 56 f1.2, etc. be redesigned to be WR.
If a camera is not tested to and guaranteed to an IP rating (Intrusion Protection Rating) - then it has no water intrusion protection. As anyone found any IP rating on any Fuji X product? As the bald headed one correctly states - humidity is an insidious killer of electronics and heat and humidity don't play nice as cameras heat up draw in humidity from the outside to equalize relative humidity (Mother Nature abhors unbalanced forces). As the camera cools (think of the 100V heat issue in video) condensation of the excess humidity as it again equalizes.
As video become more and more used on cameras the old power/heat/space/size/weight issue comes into play.
R_U_Q_R_U
Senior Member
What is needed? Keep you camera out of wet, humid conditions as much as possible.
And if you live in the tropics or subtropics - avoid rapid temperature fluctuations. Even in some temperate climates which have high humidity in the summer, e.g., the Ohio and lower Mississippi River valleys in the US avoid slowly acclimate the camera from the outside to the climate control inside - especially if the A/C temp is more than 15 degrees lower inside than outside.
I suppose that when I read and responded to the OP, I was a bit short sighted in that I interpreted his question as one asking about the adapter and filter that Fuji recommends to make the camera "moisture resistant." I've seen lots of people asking about these accessories in other forums so I was a bit quick to respond. Sorry.
I should have paid more attention to his request for what is needed to make the camera "waterproof" which as others have stated is not going to happen with the Fuji accessorits that I brought up.
I should have paid more attention to his request for what is needed to make the camera "waterproof" which as others have stated is not going to happen with the Fuji accessorits that I brought up.
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