R6 what weather it withstands?

[Canon_Guy]

What kinds of a bad weather did you experience with your R6? Mostly I am interested in the rain and/or condensating moisture resistance.

With my previous 5D Mark III I just did not care and used it in the rain, deep freeze (-20° C) basicaly with no limitations and it did withstand it without any failure over the years.

R6 feels to me less well put together so I am a bit afraid here. Is it ok to use it in a mild rain, during snowfall etc.?

What is your real life experience?

 

[MannyV]

What kinds of a bad weather did you experience with your R6? Mostly I am interested in the rain and/or condensating moisture resistance.

With my previous 5D Mark III I just did not care and used it in the rain, deep freeze (-20° C) basicaly with no limitations and it did withstand it without any failure over the years.

R6 feels to me less well put together so I am a bit afraid here. Is it ok to use it in a mild rain, during snowfall etc.?

What is your real life experience?

My real life experience with another supposedly fully weather sealed dust and water resistant body + lens combo - rain drops at particular angle ingresses due to a few rare combinations of switches and button presses or so I was told and hence not covered by the so called weather resistant claim to warranty.

Lesson learned: I got the lens coat rain cover even with the best weather sealed lens and body.

I have R6. It seems to me as good as the so claimed best weather resistant dust and water sealed at least from handling perspective. R6 I have shot in -10 to +40 celcius. When it snows or rains the cover goes on or I stop shooting.

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[Ahgre]

Canon do not give any resistance rating to their camera.

The only manufacturer who does that are the Olympus as they put their soul into making cameras weather proof.

But I do remember Canon has hinted that higher the camera grade the better weather resistance and R5 will do about the same as the 5D series and R6 will do as the 6D series.

So I believe it R6 prob wont do what your 5D did.

 

[MannyV]

Canon do not give any resistance rating to their camera.

The only manufacturer who does that are the Olympus as they put their soul into making cameras weather proof.

But I do remember Canon has hinted that higher the camera grade the better weather resistance and R5 will do about the same as the 5D series and R6 will do as the 6D series.

So I believe it R6 prob wont do what your 5D did.

Is weather damage warranty claims supported by Olympus?

 

[PhotosFlight]

I've had it in light rain but try to avoid this. Also, if I think there is a chance of rain, I remove the battery grip as it looks like a weak point. I only use L glass on it in potentially wet conditions and with the EF 24-105 have a filter on the front. But even then, I try to avoid getting any of the zooms wet except for the EF 70-200 which is fully enclosed. The EF 100-400 4.5-5.6 MII L is weather sealed but there something about extending and retracting a wet lens barrel that I just don't like.

I have a 7D MII and a 6D MII and may shoot in the rain this weekend. I'll take one of those.

 

[yerach]

i own the r5, and when people ask me about this i tend to say, don't put it to the test, but it will withstand most of what you may naturally run into.

i'd say the same goes here, the difference between them in build quality seems like something more superficial than a 6d series body and 5d series body for example.

the premium "L" glass adds significantly more weather sealing to the package too.

 

[Ahgre]

Canon do not give any resistance rating to their camera.

The only manufacturer who does that are the Olympus as they put their soul into making cameras weather proof.

But I do remember Canon has hinted that higher the camera grade the better weather resistance and R5 will do about the same as the 5D series and R6 will do as the 6D series.

So I believe it R6 prob wont do what your 5D did.

Is weather damage warranty claims supported by Olympus?

 

[MannyV]

Canon do not give any resistance rating to their camera.

The only manufacturer who does that are the Olympus as they put their soul into making cameras weather proof.

But I do remember Canon has hinted that higher the camera grade the better weather resistance and R5 will do about the same as the 5D series and R6 will do as the 6D series.

So I believe it R6 prob wont do what your 5D did.

Is weather damage warranty claims supported by Olympus?

Probably not. How can you prove you have used them to the rating supplied. If its warranty claimed then I can already see naughty people just dumping it in water until it fails and get a free unit. But I can comfortably say Oly goes next step beyond what any other manufacturers do with weather sealing.

Hence it is in our own interest to take care of our gear. I have got caught in sudden downpours of Singapore with rebel like camera and lenses and nothing happened. I have got caught similarly with weather sealed body and lens and nothing happened.

Also the trend YouTubers set showing them rinsing camera and lens under running water. Putting in fridge etc etc is my view abuse and matter of luck before even the best weather seal will be infringed. They set a bad trend.

The incident I mentioned happened to a friend I was shooting with during one of the sudden downpours. We were in a trail in Singapore. By the time we made it to shelter, we were drenched. I got really lucky as my then 40D and 100-400 version 1 survived. I understand 40D has some basic weather seal and my 100-400 also has some weather seal. He had top of the line camera body and lens (don't ask model and lens) and it is unfortunate somehow due to some bad luck the water ingression happened and he started getting random errors.

Hence I now carry the lenscoat rain cover with me. This is despite carrying much better weather sealed camera and lens R6+100-500 in case you are wondering.

Typos forgive as typed in phone.

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[ZX11]

Canon do not give any resistance rating to their camera.

The only manufacturer who does that are the Olympus as they put their soul into making cameras weather proof.

But I do remember Canon has hinted that higher the camera grade the better weather resistance and R5 will do about the same as the 5D series and R6 will do as the 6D series.

So I believe it R6 prob wont do what your 5D did.

Is weather damage warranty claims supported by Olympus?

Probably not. How can you prove you have used them to the rating supplied. If its warranty claimed then I can already see naughty people just dumping it in water until it fails and get a free unit. But I can comfortably say Oly goes next step beyond what any other manufacturers do with weather sealing.

Hence it is in our own interest to take care of our gear. I have got caught in sudden downpours of Singapore with rebel like camera and lenses and nothing happened. I have got caught similarly with weather sealed body and lens and nothing happened.

Also the trend YouTubers set showing them rinsing camera and lens under running water. Putting in fridge etc etc is my view abuse and matter of luck before even the best weather seal will be infringed. They set a bad trend.

Yep, that's a bad trend. Dumb since it had nothing to do with taking photos.

Part of me getting an EOS R when it came out was how well it was built. I planned on taking the camera into harms way. If my use destroys it,...fine by me. Better than it being used less because I'm afraid of breaking it.





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[MannyV]

Canon do not give any resistance rating to their camera.

The only manufacturer who does that are the Olympus as they put their soul into making cameras weather proof.

But I do remember Canon has hinted that higher the camera grade the better weather resistance and R5 will do about the same as the 5D series and R6 will do as the 6D series.

So I believe it R6 prob wont do what your 5D did.

Is weather damage warranty claims supported by Olympus?

Probably not. How can you prove you have used them to the rating supplied. If its warranty claimed then I can already see naughty people just dumping it in water until it fails and get a free unit. But I can comfortably say Oly goes next step beyond what any other manufacturers do with weather sealing.

Hence it is in our own interest to take care of our gear. I have got caught in sudden downpours of Singapore with rebel like camera and lenses and nothing happened. I have got caught similarly with weather sealed body and lens and nothing happened.

Also the trend YouTubers set showing them rinsing camera and lens under running water. Putting in fridge etc etc is my view abuse and matter of luck before even the best weather seal will be infringed. They set a bad trend.

Yep, that's a bad trend. Dumb since it had nothing to do with taking photos.

Part of me getting an EOS R when it came out was how well it was built. I planned on taking the camera into harms way. If my use destroys it,...fine by me. Better than it being used less because I'm afraid of breaking it.

You bet. Earlier today was out train spotting during a drizzle. Captured video of a super long Canadian National CN Rail. Below is the video and further below is what happened to my Canon EOS R6 and RF 14-35mm F4 L IS lens. We don't have to be afraid. Just use common sense I guess.

Here's link to video I got. It was immense fun watching what I estimate conservatively a 1 to 1.5KM long train. Disclaimer: I am a photographer primarily and I do video just for the heck of it as I enjoy the experience. Just uploaded to youtube a moment ago and still processing the HD version

That's EOS R6 and 14-35. In below section I had the RF100-500mm stowed.


Came home and patted it dry with a tissue and will left it outside in room for 1 hour before putting in dry cabinet

BTW when I purchased the RP, it came with a hotshoe cover. When I got the R6, it didn't have a hotshoe cover. Both were purchased brand new. Did yours come with a hotshoe cover?

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[yerach]

my r5 didn't

 

[MannyV]

my r5 didn't

 

[Canon_Guy]

Dears,

thank you for contributing and showing the abuse you do to your R and R6 .

I am also estimating that it should withstand some level of rain, condenstation net even speaking about low temperatures. I was just interested in the real life experience.

Of course I have a camera to use it. On the other hand no picture is worth 2400 Eur to me for the new R6 if I damaged the current one. So some level of caution needs to be in place but where is the boundary.....? No one knows I gues untill we touch it and one day the camere will not turn on...

My R6 bought brand new did not come with the hot shoe cover.

 

[MannyV]

Dears,

thank you for contributing and showing the abuse you do to your R and R6 .

I am also estimating that it should withstand some level of rain, condenstation net even speaking about low temperatures. I was just interested in the real life experience.

Of course I have a camera to use it. On the other hand no picture is worth 2400 Eur to me for the new R6 if I damaged the current one. So some level of caution needs to be in place but where is the boundary.....? No one knows I gues untill we touch it and one day the camere will not turn on...

My R6 bought brand new did not come with the hot shoe cover.

Thanks for info about hotshoe cover not being bundled with R6. I am not the only one and in a way I guess it shows Canon has more confidence in their weather seal as with RP they had bundled one.

As for what's the boundary? It is a matter of luck. I am fine with a bit of drizzle. If it starts raining I put my lenscoat rain coat. If it pours, I stop shooting and put it in my bag with adequate protection. That's my boundary and guidelines for me

For those who say brand xyz has better seals? Do an experiment. Take the brand of your choice and search in google that brand name + water damage. The search results should be sobering read and research.

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Manny
Still draft and working towards it - https://www.digitalphoto.work

 

[ZX11]

my r5 didn't

Sorry on phone not showing whether this is really to my question on hotshoe cover? In which case then I guess it is consistent Canon seems confident about the better seals or R5 and R6?

I do not think the EOS R came with a cover on the hot shoe. But that was a long time ago so there is a slim possibility it had one and I stored it back in it's box/lost it. I figure the seals are good for any water that is not a spray with force. No driving rains.

 

[ZX11]

Dears,

thank you for contributing and showing the abuse you do to your R and R6 .

I am also estimating that it should withstand some level of rain, condenstation net even speaking about low temperatures. I was just interested in the real life experience.

Of course I have a camera to use it. On the other hand no picture is worth 2400 Eur to me for the new R6 if I damaged the current one. So some level of caution needs to be in place but where is the boundary.....? No one knows I gues untill we touch it and one day the camere will not turn on...

My R6 bought brand new did not come with the hot shoe cover.

Thanks for info about hotshoe cover not being bundled with R6. I am not the only one and in a way I guess it shows Canon has more confidence in their weather seal as with RP they had bundled one.

As for what's the boundary? It is a matter of luck. I am fine with a bit of drizzle. If it starts raining I put my lenscoat rain coat. If it pours, I stop shooting and put it in my bag with adequate protection. That's my boundary and guidelines for me

For those who say brand xyz has better seals? Do an experiment. Take the brand of your choice and search in google that brand name + water damage. The search results should be sobering read and research.

I remember people discussing the high cost of the 1Dmk??. How it was worth the cost even without high megapixels. They mentioned the news photogs being rough with their equipment and using the 1D in a Philippines typhoon. Driving rain that the 1D cameras survived while the 5D would die. I figure the EOS R is built to or near the 5D ruggedness standards. Rain starting at an event or catching a bride running to the limo when raining at the wedding. Not a storm.

 

[yerach]

my r5 didn't

Sorry on phone not showing whether this is really to my question on hotshoe cover? In which case then I guess it is consistent Canon seems confident about the better seals or R5 and R6?

sorry for not quoting, yes that's what I meant, with my old Nikon cameras it was the same the d60 d90 d300s came with it but the d500 didn't, could be that higher end bodies have more rigid hotshoes.

 

[MannyV]

my r5 didn't

Sorry on phone not showing whether this is really to my question on hotshoe cover? In which case then I guess it is consistent Canon seems confident about the better seals or R5 and R6?

sorry for not quoting, yes that's what I meant, with my old Nikon cameras it was the same the d60 d90 d300s came with it but the d500 didn't, could be that higher end bodies have more rigid hotshoes.

All good. Thanks for sharing

 

[redli0nswift]

I've used in -20 C. I ended up with some frost on my lens and I didn't dare change lenses but it worked like a champ.

 

[Otaraka]

Imagine resource attempted to do formal weather testing with rain, and the EOS R did very well. Unfortunately it hasnt kept doing it for new models from what I can see.

Ive submerged a 100-400 II in a saltwater rock pool 4 years ago and it still works. The 80D it was on did not. In general I worry far more about salt-water and dust than rain.

Fortunately the R5 I own has a new weather survival option - when recording in 8K it will vapourise the water before it hits the camera.