My E-510 is now well over a year and in that time, it had gone through four
bouts of rain of which one was a horrible torrential. That was in 2006
(twice), 2007 (once) and 2008 (once). It is still working and I'm happy.
Maybe it's my good fortune.
K.
2009/3/13 John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> If water gets in any camera, it may take the trapped moisture several
> weeks or months to do it's damage. .....just sayin......
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> Donald wrote:
> > Richard Lovison wrote:
> >> khen lim wrote:
> >>> LOL. Touché, Piers. :)
> >>> Just flicked the switch to ON....the camera
> >>> shuddered....brrr...brrr...brrr...that's the IS.1 kicking in and the
> blue
> >>> light flickered...that's SSWF.
> >>>
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >>> Anything else? :)
> >> Yeah, did you open up the drain plug at the bottom?
> >>
> >
> > Oddly enough, I got the E-400 damp just on Sunday. Windy, wet
> > conditions, we were out at South Queensferry for lunch at the Hawes Inn
> > (wife's birthday).
> >
> > Didn't get very wet, but well covered with spots of driven rain while I
> > helped my old mum out to the car.
> >
> > Still works fine. Worries fading, though still there.
> >
> > D.
> >
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