I don't know about Nikon's digital cameras. Neither the D70 or my Kodak 14n
are claimed to be weathersealed so I have not braved the rain with them, but
I also have a Nikon F4, a 35mm SLR. I bought it new in 1994 and it has been
taken out many times in hard rain with no covering on it or the 50mm f1.4
AF-Nikkor that was usually used. I never had any moisture get in the lens,
nor did any pass through the non-gasketed lens mount into the body. The body
never gave any trouble from water getting in around the shutter realease or
other controls. Its never been serviced or CLA'd and works fine 14 yrs after
I got it.
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On 1/15/08 1:12 PM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>> Not true.......
>>
>> About 15 or 20, I believe.
>>
>> ....... The newer lenses are O-ringed at the lens mount. Nikon makes no
>> claims of for their sealing on lenses or even their cameras if I am not
>> mistaken. Others seem to make the case for them.
>>
> Thanks for straightening me out. So much easier to tap the knowledge of
> a fan. :-)
>> For example, a drizzly trip by Canon fan in which many Canons failed
>> and none of the Nikons failed.
>> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/aa-07-worked.shtml
>>
> Yes, but the N sample was tiny, five cameras. Michael's take in his
> update in the end included:
>
> " 2: If there had been 45 Nikon and 5 Canons in use, rather than the
> other way round, I think it likely that the shoe would have been on the
> other foot."
>
> I suspect that a great deal of the problem was as AG speculated some
> time ago, heating and cooling the cameras as they went in and out of
> cover under jackets literally sucking moisture into the body/lens combo.
>
> Moose
>
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