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Weather Resistance
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I see the 40D has weather resistant sealing around the battery and compact flash doors, but how resistant to the enviroment is the camera in general? Anyone had any real life experiences?
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OneTen
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('Two Breakfasts')
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11/06/2008 08:53
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Re: Weather Resistance
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Mine has been out in all weathers with no ill effect. I managed to drop the camera in a puddle of mud, CF card flap down and I haven't had any problems, there's mud still ingrained in the grip and around the CF card door.
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Re: Weather Resistance
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I don't have a 40D, but I do have a 5D for which nothing is claimed for its body sealing. I've used it in light showers with no ill effect, but after getting caught in a downpour last summer, I put it into my camera bag, and when the shower was over found a puddle in the base of the bag which had a top zipper for easy access. There was water in the battery compartment and my 5D was dead. I removed the main battery and it did recover later. (My new bag does not have a top zipper.)
Sealing of the main apertures is certainly a feature I'll look out for in the future.
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Re: Weather Resistance
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I've used my 10D and 5D heavily in bad weather (the 30D less so), and not had any problems with bad weather. For that matter, my old EOS 100 and 5 were heavily used in rain without a problem. I would still feel happier with slightly more sealing, though - it's one reason why in film I went to first the 3, then the 1V.
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Re: Weather Resistance
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I couldn't find weather that stopped my 3 or 300D working so I don't expect problems with my 40D.
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zx9
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(old hand)
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11/06/2008 11:36
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Re: Weather Resistance
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The day it snowed in London this year the 5D was out for two hours with no more protection other than a deep lens hood. It was heavy wet snow / rain for the duration. The only problem I had was when a ball of wet snow, blown from a tree, fell onto the back of it whilst I was looking at the LCD, covered the entire camera to a thickness of about 20/30mm. Picked out the snow from the view finder and continued to take photographs, I had to rely on AF from that point as the 5D seems to have a very inset viewfinder from which I could not clean out all the water and it kept misting up.
When I got home, I left the camera to dry out and all was well. Though the 5D is not weather proofed, it can take a lot more than Canon claim.
I suspect this is true of most cameras, just don't expect any repair under warrantee should problems occur after the camera has been out in a downpour.
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sjaszczak
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(A Real Gentleman)
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11/06/2008 12:43
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Re: Weather Resistance
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I still have a small fear of exposing mine to the elements...but it is still very new and I guess it's understandable to be reasonably protective of a nice new bit of kit. I've getting less and less anal about it though after hearing other peoples' stories of 40D survival following serious abuse!
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Re: Weather Resistance
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I think I might be getting a bit 'over protective' of my gear as it is obviously capable of far more than I have ever thrown at it! I think the important point might be to let the camera dry out naturally in a slightly warmer enviroment after exposure to severe weather, not sure if this should be done with the battery/CF doors open and lens removed? (face down)?
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Re: Weather Resistance
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I think the important point might be to let the camera dry out naturally in a slightly warmer enviroment after exposure to severe weather, not sure if this should be done with the battery/CF doors open and lens removed? (face down)?
Temperature doesn't matter as much as humidity - moving a cold instrument into an environment where the dewpoint is higher than the temperature of the surfaces is guaranteed to cause condensation. Stuff it into a poly bag and seal it before moving to a warmer room, leave it sealed in the bag till well warmed up.
As for leaving the doors open etc, I wouldn't bother, though for long periods of storage it might be best to glue a fresh silica gel sachet to the inside of the body cap.
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