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So, Jack, you can now personally assure customers that the Pentax weathersealing "does what it says on the tin"!

Nice abstract shot, the last one.

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Thanks Alex and, yep, I can assure them BUT I still keep my
"plastic bag and elastic bands" in my PhotoVest at
all times

Cheers,

Jack

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So, what would you have said/done if there HAD been some ill-effects?

Warrantee Claim??
(and I wonder if that will work for the majority of us who are'nt in the trade?! ))

If so, please let us know the words to use!!

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Hi John,

If there had been some "ill effects" I would have sent it for a
"warranty repair" describing the malfunction along with, of course,
the stores sale receipt and waited for the item (or items ) to
be shipped back all tickety-boo or, in the worse case scenario, receive
a "repair estimate" describing the repair costs along why it wouldn't
be repaired under warranty Then, like yourself and most folks,
I would contact the repair depot and tell them that the items, whilst
being outside in the rain, it was a light rain and only for approximately
10 minutes and, IMO, something that this/these particular "weatherproofed
item/s" should be able to withstand quite easily.

And, FWIW, in all my years of shooting (22 this month and
14 in retail) I have only sent one(1) item in for repair -- a Konica Hexar -- with
was purchased used and then really used by me As a caveat, if I had tried
to send any of my gear in for warranty repair ... generally, after the first six(6) to
twelve(12) months even I had would have my doubts as to the possibility of the
item(s) being repaired under warranty ...

I hope this kind of answers your question

Cheers,

Jack

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Does the IST*Ds still work, or was there a small 'Phut' and a puff of blue smoke?

My K10D is 'weatherproof' but none of my lenses are, so if it rains, it's confined to barracks, or use a 'rainsleeve' (The one I bought from HotBlack (David) for the 'London Shoot' and is still in the bag!

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Does the IST*Ds still work, or was there a small 'Phut' and a puff of blue smoke?

My K10D is 'weatherproof' but none of my lenses are, so if it rains, it's confined to barracks, or use a 'rainsleeve' (The one I bought from HotBlack (David) for the 'London Shoot' and is still in the bag!

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Hi David,

Nope, the IST*Ds is still alive and kicking and, speaking of
plastic bags, it was raining when I left work tonight (Thurs) and bagged
both bodies and lenses .... better safe than sorry

Cheers,

Jack

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Hi Jack!

Great photos! I am moving to Vancouver next year and have a GX10 i've been told is weather proof... time to put it to the test as we're in the worst drought in 100 years down here in Australia!!

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Hi Sammy,

Hey, that's great .... look forward to meeting you, at some point, next year and, depending
when you are arriving, I can pretty assure you that you might be thinking: "maybe that drought
wasn't so bad afterall" ...................

Cheers and thanks very much (regarding the pics)

Jack

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Does the IST*Ds still work, or was there a small 'Phut' and a puff of blue smoke?

My K10D is 'weatherproof' but none of my lenses are, so if it rains, it's confined to barracks, or use a 'rainsleeve' (The one I bought from HotBlack (David) for the 'London Shoot' and is still in the bag!

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Hi Monobod

just curious as i am fairly new to this weatherproof dSLR technology..
are there specific lenses that are weatherproof? if so would you happen to have examples?

I have the GX10 and a Pentax DA 18-250mm (and the standard Samsung 18-55) for my main lens, would this not be suitable to use in the rain?

im not sure i quite understand the point of having a weatherproof body if the lenses aren't!


thanks guys

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Hi Sammy,

These are the weatherproof lenses:

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The PENTAX DA * series are designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras. These superior lenses feature tightly sealed, weather-resistant and dust-resistant construction.

> smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL[IF] SDM
> smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
> smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED[IF] SDM
> smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED[IF] SDM

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As for not having 'weatherproof lenses" matched up with the "weather proof bodies";
unfortunately, the weatherproof lenses are more expensive than the bodies
well more expensive than the K200D But, I have to admit that the purchase
of the DA 50-135 lens has been one of the best expenditures I have made ..... thus far

Cheers,

Jack

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I was out yesterday with the K10 and Sigma 50-500 in light rain for about half an hour - no useable shots as speeds were too slow, but no ill effects to either piece of kit either!

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Hi Dave,

ya gotta take off that polariser on those rainy/cloudy days .... cuz they make your shutter
speeds too slow

I was just speaking to some folks from England and whlist we here in Vancouver are having
rainy cool weather England is, apparantly, having a heat wave ... well, at least,
elsewhere in England

Cheers,

Jack

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Does the IST*Ds still work, or was there a small 'Phut' and a puff of blue smoke?

My K10D is 'weatherproof' but none of my lenses are, so if it rains, it's confined to barracks, or use a 'rainsleeve' (The one I bought from HotBlack (David) for the 'London Shoot' and is still in the bag!

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Hi Monobod

just curious as i am fairly new to this weatherproof dSLR technology..
are there specific lenses that are weatherproof? if so would you happen to have examples?

I have the GX10 and a Pentax DA 18-250mm (and the standard Samsung 18-55) for my main lens, would this not be suitable to use in the rain?

im not sure i quite understand the point of having a weatherproof body if the lenses aren't!


thanks guys

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Hi Sammy,

These are the weatherproof lenses:

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The PENTAX DA * series are designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras. These superior lenses feature tightly sealed, weather-resistant and dust-resistant construction.

> smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED AL[IF] SDM
> smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM
> smc PENTAX-DA* 200mm F2.8 ED[IF] SDM
> smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED[IF] SDM

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As for not having 'weatherproof lenses" matched up with the "weather proof bodies";
unfortunately, the weatherproof lenses are more expensive than the bodies
well more expensive than the K200D But, I have to admit that the purchase
of the DA 50-135 lens has been one of the best expenditures I have made ..... thus far

Cheers,

Jack

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Hello there,
Some time ago [as I think I've already mentioned in this forum ] I left my K10D out, all night, in a thunderstorm [after a rather boozy BBQ].
The next morning I found that the camera was fine but that the standard lens had water ingress & was knackered. Since then I think I've managed to dry out the 'damp' lens [just stuck it on a radiator for a couple of nights]... & it now seems to be OK.... of course only time will tell?

Cheers
John

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Hi John,

Wow, that blows my story out of the water

Cheers,

Jack

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Them there bears are a bit dangerous aren't they? Were you in a steel cage?

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Dangerous, I'll say so Have you ever tried to get a Grizzly to sign a
model release ?:o Their paws are always shredding the paper and then, of course, they always
want more salmon than I have but they finally gave in when I told them they would be seen in old blighty

hi ya david,



Jack

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Them there bears are a bit dangerous aren't they? Were you in a steel cage?

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Jack doesn't need a steel cage - the photovest scares them off!

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Them there bears are a bit dangerous aren't they? Were you in a steel cage?

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Jack doesn't need a steel cage - the photovest scares them off!

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Hi Dave,

Although I am purchased the Kevlar lining for it

cheers,

Jack

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The most frightening thing we have over here is Gordon Brown! I'm not sure if he eats salmon though? He certainly chewed his way through my pension fund!

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Hi David,

Gordon Brown - the expletive deleted x 2 -- make him fly (you) over here and pay
for your new Pentax gear and, ells bells, I'll throw in a small packet of smoked
salmon




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Hey jack

great photos!! cant wait to get there and start shooting some photos myself!!

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Thanks Sammy ... very much appreciated

Cheers,

Jack

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Hey jack

great photos!! cant wait to get there and start shooting some photos myself!!

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Thanks Sammy ... very much appreciated

Cheers,

Jack

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Hey jack

great photos!! cant wait to get there and start shooting some photos myself!!

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Thanks Sammy ... very much appreciated

Cheers,

Jack

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no problem!

may i ask what mm zoom you were using??

i'm looking at buying something like a 400mm or 500mm when i get to Vancouver.. simply because i would love to photograph the animals behaving naturally.. which means not getting too close!

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Hi Sammy,

If memory serves, I was using my old FA 28-200 lenses and probably did some cropping and
this was done at Grouse Mountain -- Click for Grouse Mountain - Summer time and Click for Grouse Mountain - Winter time -- which
is in North Vancouver and, if driving from Vancouver, is between 45 minutes (city) driving but not
including the "tram ride up"

Cheers,

Jack

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thanks jack!!
looks amazing..

i've always loved wildlife, just getting into photographing it all now..

here's a few shots i've taken that i quite like if you're interested..

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9633/gecyq9.jpg


http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/1764/sg101697eh4.jpg

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Hi Sammy,

Great shots and I really like these two(2) pics

Cheers,

Jack

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Some nice shots there SV.

Hello Jack, I have just gome totally mad and bought myself the Sigma 100-300 f/4 and the 1.4x converter. Now I have 630mm equivalent on the K10D for photographing birds (feathered variety!) along the Norfolk shoreline at Wells.

Looking forward to some shots of the flocks migrating in September!

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Hi David,

Mad .... perhaps a tiny bit but you definitely picked up some good kit there and the
only (possible) problem I can see down the road ..... is when they bring out the DA 60-250
and DA 1.4X as a combo next month for (the equivalent of) £350 BUT only in Vancouver

Cheers and looking forward to seeing some pics from your new babies

Jack

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As Buddy Holly once said, 'That'll be the day'........

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Hi David,

Sadly, you're right as rain ... although with the amount we (collectively) get
I don't see how it can be right

Cheers,

Jack