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Originally Posted by Dave
Hey, he's got a Pro lens now ..... Colin's your next Jacques Cousteau  |
LMAO
Still, as pro as the 17-55 is, even
it wouldn't have survived the absolute drenching that his old kit lens received.
For extremely wet conditions I keep the following in my kit bag:
Kata E-702 Elements Cover
The images there don't do it justice, so take a look at this
http://www.kata-bags.com/DownloadCen...ad/E-702-2.jpg
and this
http://www.kata-bags.com/DownloadCen...ad/E-702-1.jpg
You don't have to use it on a tripod mount since it can be easily handheld - I was out on at Niagara Falls about two years ago on one of the
Maid of the Mist boats and used the E702 on my D2X with 17-55DX attached, snaring pics like this
The front element of the lens was the only piece of my kit exposed to the intense spray of the falls - everything inside the Kata cover was bone dry... unlike the rest of us!
As much as the D2X is rated to withstand up to 0.8cm of rain per hour, I didn't want to put that rating to the test within the first few days of what was to be a three week vacation... moreso since I only owned the one body at the time
