Re: Pentax 6x7 and rain

2003-10-19 Thread Juey Chong Ong 
On Sunday, Oct 19, 2003, at 22:12 America/New_York, Bucky wrote:

How about the *ist D?  Kinda makes me cringe to think about it...
Well, I looked all over the *ist D and couldn't find the "Water 
resistant to 50 metres" marking on the body. None on the FAJ 18-35 
either, although that one is mostly plastic and glass so even if it got 
dunked in water it probably wouldn't be too much of a problem.

--jc

RE: Pentax 6x7 and rain

2003-10-19 Thread Bucky 
How about the *ist D?  Kinda makes me cringe to think about it...

-Original Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 19-Oct-03 19:07
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Subject: Re: Pentax 6x7 and rain

Theorietically, the 6x7 is not weather sealed.

Re: Pentax 6x7 and rain

2003-10-19 Thread William Robb 

- Original Message - 
From: "Thrainn Vigfusson"
Subject: Pentax 6x7 and rain


> Does anybody know how well the 6x7 (not 67 or 67ii) is sealed against
rain?
> I realized today after mine had been in the rain for an hour or so that I
> really had no idea.
> Mine seems fine after the ordeal. I didn't really think about if water
could
> damage it, since it looks like it could handle just about anything.
>
Theorietically, the 6x7 is not weather sealed. On the other hand, mine has
survived several drenchings, including one last fall where I stood on a rock
in the rain for over an hour and a half with it standing on a tripod in
front of me.

William Robb