No, the lens was mounted on my tripod, so the weight was on the tripod collar. I don't even use camera straps, they just get in the way.
What does the weather sealing mean?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Those are impressive figs alright Niko, I certainly hadn't heard of anything like them before. The failures were so sudden too. Amazing.
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Thanks Squamish, I need to show that video to a friend who walked off a dock with his Canon. It never worked again. We make it point to not let him forget.
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I bet he felt a little like this guy
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What exactly does the D300 video prove? For all we know the D300 wasn't working when the guy showered it. We never see him turn it on or use it afterwards either. He probably sold the lens as never been used! That wedding video looks staged too. I doubt it's real. Notice the ad links.
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Its just funny to watch someone hosing down their camera. And he claims in the comments section that it worked fine afterward, but if you want to insist that he's just a criminal showering a camera and lens prior to re-sale be my guest. And the other one has ads because it wasn't the original poster of the video, just someone reposting it in hopes of capitalizing on the videos familiarity and that people might follow the url.
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^ If it worked fine afterward why didn't he include it in the video? Don't be so naive dude.
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Go to YouTube to watch it and read the comments. 1.5+ years later and the poster says it works fine and has had no issues with it.
There is a video out there showing someone's D300 in down pouring rain with a cover on it. Then by morning the cover blew off. It was some sort of scientific study with a timer on the camera watching some animal in the Amazon. 15 hours in the rain and it was still firing away like it was set to.
I would be scared to do it but it does not surprise me that it works fine.
Try watching this one and not cringe. Search You Tube for "Nikon D90 vs Canon 550D Durability Test (Part 1)"
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As to weather sealing, I spend a lot of time on the ocean and we have nitrogen filled, waterproof, fogproof binoculars.
would'nt it be nice if they could work on lenses with these features, not all, just those that you take out for wildlife, on the ocean, or such.
Imagine : Nikon 300mm f2.8n If Ed AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $3xxx.xx
Nikon 400mm f4n if ed AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $4xxx.xxNo zooms, just primes as these should be easier to do.
for the everyday use, add:
Nikon 35mm and 50mm f1.4G AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $650-$750 eachimagine, no more fungus for those in humid climates.
sold out, get on the waiting list at B&H 6-7 months.
and it should be easy to make a sealed TC
of course, all these lens would have a groove machined into the mounting flange with a replacable silicone rubber O-ring, which would have to be changed every x amount of years to give us a good seal at the F mount.
what do you think, will this be on your wish list?
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TaoTeJared said:
Go to YouTube to watch it and read the comments. 1.5+ years later and the poster says it works fine and has had no issues with it.There is a video out there showing someone's D300 in down pouring rain with a cover on it. Then by morning the cover blew off. It was some sort of scientific study with a timer on the camera watching some animal in the Amazon. 15 hours in the rain and it was still firing away like it was set to.
I would be scared to do it but it does not surprise me that it works fine.
Try watching this one and not cringe. Search You Tube for "Nikon D90 vs Canon 550D Durability Test (Part 1)"
Surprised that a Sigma lens took that beating. I thought it would be something more pro, maybe a 17-55 lens.
casperwb said:
As to weather sealing, I spend a lot of time on the ocean and we have nitrogen filled, waterproof, fogproof binoculars.would'nt it be nice if they could work on lenses with these features, not all, just those that you take out for wildlife, on the ocean, or such.
Imagine : Nikon 300mm f2.8n If Ed AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $3xxx.xx
Nikon 400mm f4n if ed AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $4xxx.xxNo zooms, just primes as these should be easier to do.
for the everyday use, add:
Nikon 35mm and 50mm f1.4G AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $650-$750 eachimagine, no more fungus for those in humid climates.
sold out, get on the waiting list at B&H 6-7 months.
and it should be easy to make a sealed TC
of course, all these lens would have a groove machined into the mounting flange with a replacable silicone rubber O-ring, which would have to be changed every x amount of years to give us a good seal at the F mount.
what do you think, will this be on your wish list?
Nikon does make binoculars, so I'm pretty sure Nikon could do it, it's just that it's a very specialized piece of equipment, there might not be too many takers.
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casperwb said:
As to weather sealing, I spend a lot of time on the ocean and we have nitrogen filled, waterproof, fogproof binoculars.
Imagine : Nikon 300mm f2.8n If Ed AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $3xxx.xx
Nikon 400mm f4n if ed AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $4xxx.xx
No zooms, just primes as these should be easier to do.
for the everyday use, add:
Nikon 35mm and 50mm f1.4G AF-S nitrogen waterproof fogproof $650-$750 eachKeep dreaming! (It's not a bad dream though.) The really good field scopes run $3000+ for a approx F11 lens with weather sealing and such. I bet a 300mm 2.8 would run in the $10,000+ range easily. Hell a Sea & Sea housing for a D300 runs about $3000. One would have to give a lot of Fstops for it to be reasonable cost.
Splashes, even running water over a camera at a certain level and above, will not effect too much. Hell, iPhones can be held under a sink for a few minutes with no issues. Submerging is another story. That is the crux of technology.
Watch this if you want to see what a camera can take.
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It could be super shooter was saying that anyone can comment whatever they wanted but they could have put some video up of it working after. Even just a few shots with a image on the lcd.
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