2008/5/7 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > David Savage wrote: > > 2008/5/7 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I always loved its image quality. The main reason I went to the Pentax > >> 16-50 was for the weather sealing, which can be important for the kind > >> of photography I like most. (How some of my cameras and lenses have > >> survived downpours on Grandfather Mountain and elsewhere I'll never > know!) > > > > To me it suggests that the whole weather sealing thing may be a bit of > > a sales gimmick. > > I dare you to test that hypothesis on your own gear!
Given you're previous comment it sounds like you have yourself. I've used the FA 50mm f1.4, DA 16-45mm in constant moderate rain on the *istD with no ill effects. While I don't doubt that weather sealing has benefits, given that the sealing isn't rated to any specific international standard I suspect that some people are going to put too much faith in the sealing & use their kit in really bad conditions only to have it fail. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
