jackperk Posted April 1, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 1, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm off next month to a shoot with buddies in the Olympic N.P. including rain forest and coastal mists. Knowing that the M9 is not as well weathersealed as, say, a Canon 1 series body, I'm wondering what experience you've had, what advice you might give for protecting my camera, lenses, etc. Appreciate your comments. jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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diogenis Posted April 1, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 1, 2010 Dew point - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It all depends where you are going and relative humidity. Sometimes you just can't avoid condensation and then the only solution is to store when not in use in good dry airtight cases. Avoid cooling your camera at all costs because this temperature differential is what eventually cause water vapors to condense. Unless humidity is real high, normal outside temperature should be ok as long as you maintain camera at outside temperatures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 1, 2010 Share #3 Posted April 1, 2010 Pelican case; Silicagel. And used with common sense, the M9 will stand up to quite a bit of moisture and rain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted April 1, 2010 Share #4 Posted April 1, 2010 Jaap is right, as always . But if Peli is too heavy or too cumbersome for your trip, try Ortlieb: See their camera bags: Ortlieb Outdoor Equipment Also read my post here quoted herunder - for wet conditions look at the linked video - and heed my mantra below my post http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/120244-m9-first-impressions-canon-dslr-user-2.html#post1281110 And please remember: any weathersealing is useless when you want to change lenses! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted April 1, 2010 Share #5 Posted April 1, 2010 Air tight cases and silica gels are kinda like after shaves Best approach is to equalize temperatures, even let humidity enter the camera by changing lenses, so what? Then, when you are done you put the camera in a dry case with silica gel and let the dehydrant work. Or place the camera close to an A/C unit in dehydration mode Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted April 1, 2010 Share #6 Posted April 1, 2010 Yes, but please during this process, remove the battery! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vla Posted April 1, 2010 Share #7 Posted April 1, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) took my m8 to the brazilian amazon last summer, hiked through rain forests, canoed across river arms, took the camera to the beach and never had any problems at all. transported it in a regular bag without silica. as diogenis has rightly pointed out - it's all about relative humidity and staying above the dew point ... rain, especially those torrential tropical rain falls are a different story, of course. it should go without saying that an m should not be exposed to that ... enjoy your trip and share your photos in the forum ... markus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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