hawk.kat Posted June 13, 2017 Share #1 Posted June 13, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) The M10 body boasts improved weather proofing. However, AFAIK, M lenses and the mount aren't. So how weatherproof is the camera in the real world compared to, say, DSLRs? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jonoslack Posted June 13, 2017 Share #2 Posted June 13, 2017 Hi There Well, Leica lenses have been used in nasty conditions by photojournalists since time immemorial (well, the 1950's anyway). The tolerances and their lubrication make them pretty well sealed. When I was testing, I went out for 2 hours in steady, heavy rain, and I held the camera away from my body, so that the rain hit the rear screen and the lens - with no protection. At the end of the two hours there was a small sign of water on the lens mount (nothing which could do damage) - otherwise it was all fine I don't suggest you use it like this, but I think you can assume that shooting in rain is perfectly okay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 13, 2017 Share #3 Posted June 13, 2017 Stefan Daniel has noted that close tolerances and lubrication provide a high degree of weather resistance. There is no universal standard for what constitutes weather sealing, resistance, etc. DSLRs vary in construction, even within the same company. Lensrentals has disassembled numerous cameras and lenses across various brands to demonstrate this. And even for the best built gear, they don't consider anything absolutely weather proof (under water gear aside). Common sense still helps. Jeff Edit.... posted along with Jono.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsydaus Posted June 14, 2017 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2017 Hi There Well, Leica lenses have been used in nasty conditions by photojournalists since time immemorial (well, the 1950's anyway). The tolerances and their lubrication make them pretty well sealed. When I was testing, I went out for 2 hours in steady, heavy rain, and I held the camera away from my body, so that the rain hit the rear screen and the lens - with no protection. At the end of the two hours there was a small sign of water on the lens mount (nothing which could do damage) - otherwise it was all fine I don't suggest you use it like this, but I think you can assume that shooting in rain is perfectly okay For the water on the lens mount, I presume you saw this after removing the lens? The lens mount is a pretty tight fit so this is surprising but I suppose two hours of soaking is a lot of water! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGodParticle/Hari Posted June 14, 2017 Share #5 Posted June 14, 2017 As mentioned above already, the M's do ok in rain. This was after a few hours of shooting in rain ☔️ and I even changed lenses during the shoot (mount facing downwards) - got back into the car, wiped the water off with a dry cloth and everything was ok. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk.kat Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share #6 Posted June 14, 2017 Nothing like a real world test drive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted June 14, 2017 Share #7 Posted June 14, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) They look lovely in the rain....! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted June 15, 2017 Share #8 Posted June 15, 2017 They look lovely in the rain....! They do... My avatar (of M240 + Konica Hexanon) was drenched in water when I took picture. My issue with M and M lens is with VF getting fogged up after an hour or so in the rain. I wish Leica sealed it better. It doesn't affect the picture though but start affecting the ability to focus (due to hazy VF image). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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