Rob wrote: >I can't help thinking it's a bit of a non-issue. I'd like to hear of people who >have actually suffered problems due to moisture ingress.
It's not an issue if you buy a new camera every two years. You'll never know when the thing dies! The problems will occur when contacts (internal and external) etc. little by little get corroded. I think most modern electronic consumer equipment was basiclally made to be operated indoors. Not on a mountain side in Argentina. As a former musican I have more than once seen electronic equipment ruined due to being moved from a cold car to a hot ball room. Or vise versa. Believe me, it's very annoying loose you best amp just 30 minutes before a gig :-) I just don't trust modern electronics to put up with such changes. Larger battery consumptiom means more heat. More heat means more moisture/condenced water. Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Rob Studdert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 27. januar 2005 16:49 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: RE: Travelling *istD/DS (was:Digital anguish) On 27 Jan 2005 at 9:06, Steve Desjardins wrote: > My MZ-S is largely electronic as well, so condensation is an issue here > too. I wonder if the "extra" electronics of a DSLR really makes much > of a difference? A DSLR also generates more internal heat so I also > wonder if this is better at driving internal moisture away. I can't help thinking it's a bit of a non-issue. I'd like to hear of people who have actually suffered problems due to moisture ingress. I've done some pretty nasty things to my cameras (P67,P645, SuperA, LX, MZ-S, Leica M, Mamiya, Oly E- 10) over the years and none have ever failed due to condensation problems. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
