Now THIS is weather sealing! (OM-D)

[David_Manning]

I often wonder about the fine, sensitive electronics in consumer cameras. The main thing that keeps me from using my own X100, which I adore, as a primary camera...or even the X-Pro 1 as a primary system...is lack of durability or weather sealing.

Here is video regarding the new Oly OM-D (E-M5) and it's weather sealing capabilities. If they can do it, why can't Fuji?

Pouring water on an OM-D

 

[Matus]

The question is how long will the shown OM-D keep working after such a treatment.

 

[redisburning]

he should have dunked it in the tank; that would have been impressive.

look, Im willing to bet that what happened at Fuji was they came up with a list of things and some exec said "why do we need weather sealing? people should just keep their cameras dry" and that was the end of it. unfortunately a great many decisions get made that way.

 

[David_Manning]

That IS the question, I guess. But I don't see many weather sealing demonstrations of this sort. The last one I remember was another Olympus...the E-series pro bodies.

 

[ryan26]

You'd be surprised what a camera can take... Generally the photographer calls it quits before the camera does.

 

[PrecisionCamera]

he should have dunked it in the tank; that would have been impressive.

I'm sure you are not terribly serious, but just to point out from what a rep told us: It's not submersible, just water (weather) resistant.

 

[David_Manning]

In a literal sense, you'd think the coup de grace for Fuji in the grab for M market share would have been to make a tough, weather-proof pro body. When Fuji moved into the X-Pro 1, and it upsized, they should've squeezed the necessary sealing in at that time when they were finalized the physical dimensions.

It's too bad...I'd have sold all my gear and invested in the system (not just the camera).

 

[FrozenInTime]

It looks promising for the future of the line, but right now there is only one native lens that is sealed.

Give us a 17mm f/2 sealed lens please.

 

[PrecisionCamera]

It looks promising for the future of the line, but right now there is only one native lens that is sealed.

Give us a 17mm f/2 sealed lens please.

I second that motion!

The sealed zoom is nice, but I'm a primes kind of guy...

 

[redisburning]

I'm sure you are not terribly serious, but just to point out from what a rep told us: It's not submersible, just water (weather) resistant.

I was (mostly) kidding. I don't expect a camera to survive a fall into a body of water.

In a literal sense, you'd think the coup de grace for Fuji in the grab for M market share would have been to make a tough, weather-proof pro body. When Fuji moved into the X-Pro 1, and it upsized, they should've squeezed the necessary sealing in at that time when they were finalized the physical dimensions.

It's too bad...I'd have sold all my gear and invested in the system (not just the camera).

I think Fuji would have done better to sell the camera for less money rather than keep the price and add weather sealing. Honestly if I were in their shoes I would have put a 35mm sensor in there and tried to make my money back on the lenses and accessories.

 

[EthanFrank]

Agreed. I'd love some sealed primes.

 

[Archlich]

Too bad Leicas are not pro-ishly weather proof as well.

 

[ChrisP]

Under it goes

Under it goes

If you want to dunk you need an E-5, check this one out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfxUHGziwgg

he should have dunked it in the tank; that would have been impressive.

look, Im willing to bet that what happened at Fuji was they came up with a list of things and some exec said "why do we need weather sealing? people should just keep their cameras dry" and that was the end of it. unfortunately a great many decisions get made that way.

 

[furcafe]

Olympus has a long history of publicizing their cameras's water resistance (e.g., the Stylus point & shoots back in ye olde film days). I guess the other brands don't care as much when it comes to their non-pro cameras.

That IS the question, I guess. But I don't see many weather sealing demonstrations of this sort. The last one I remember was another Olympus...the E-series pro bodies.

 

[zuikologist]

Pentax got there first:


http://snapsort.com/video/b_-RAzBjakk/Demonstration-of-the-Pentax-K5-weather-sealing

 

[bfffer]

wow

I never heard about K-5 weather seal!!!

 

[Luke_Y]

WRT the XP1. I find a lack of weather sealing in a $1700 body tagged PRO a major let down. Im probably still buying one, but still, disappointing...

 

[gavinlg]

Pentax got there first:


http://snapsort.com/video/b_-RAzBjakk/Demonstration-of-the-Pentax-K5-weather-sealing

Not really, olympus did the same demonstration with their E-3 and the nearly antique E-1.