cameras anad rain.

[telboy]

How robust are most cameras against rain?

I'm assuming its not ideal to use them in the rain, but that they can take a certain amount.?

[telboy]

hmm. not very then?

[jimmy]

Depends what camera you are talking about



Some bodies are weather shielded - but you'd have to look it up really. Stuff like rubber around / inside where the buttons are. rubber around the flash card cover. Lenses depend again on what lens it is. I used one at the weekend in the rain which afaik wasn't water tight, but it was OK. the camera body was water tight tho so I didn't care about that.
Usually I try and give it a nice toweling and maybe some car aircon to dry it out after.

The camera above loves the rain though - came out nice and clean too!

[mole2k]

As jimmy says some cameras are weather proofed like the canon 1 series cameras (both film and digital, 1v,/1D).

My 20d isnt weather sealed but I have used it in some pretty extreme conditions before and never had any problems with water, just make sure you get it nicely dried afterwards.

[telboy]

thanking you.

[jimmy]

If my stuff does get wet I will usually stick it in the boiler cupboard for a few days also to make sure its totally dry.

My big Canon lens which IS sealed, got a lot of moisture inside a while ago which fogged up the lens and made it unusable. I was a bit scared since it just wouldn't go. It took a couple of days but it dried out fine.