dhphoto wrote:
Or were you trying to increase the dynamic range by diluting the concentration of the pixels?
Nope... trying to improve the high ISO performance with a hydrogen peroxide bath - one of the tricks we used to use with Kodak Tri-X 400 back in the day...
From personal experience, the 6D is absolutely NOT weather sealed.
I learned this when I was taking pics of the kids running through the sprinkler
and I got a FEW DROPS on the camera. The buttons quit working and
the camera was useless until it dried out. It is the primary reason I'm in the
market for a 5d iii. You will not last long in the rain.
Timothy M wrote:
From personal experience, the 6D is absolutely NOT weather sealed.
I learned this when I was taking pics of the kids running through the sprinkler
and I got a FEW DROPS on the camera. The buttons quit working and
the camera was useless until it dried out. It is the primary reason I'm in the
market for a 5d iii. You will not last long in the rain.
Do you feel you'll have better luck in the rain with the 5d3? My 5d2 shut down on me when photographing a water fall. Mist from the falls is all it took to kill it.
I was always worried my 5D2 might die during a waterfall shoot or in light rain but it's survived well for nearly eight years. In the pic below I had it on a tripod and had to wipe the mist off the lens every 30 seconds (not kidding!). It was also raining. I had an umbrella over the rig but it got really wet anyway since I couldn't hold it while setting up/tearing down. I've shot many waterfalls under similar conditions and somehow both my 5D2 and 6D survived. I don't know if it's the luck of the draw or carrying micro fiber terrycloth to wipe it down actually helps...
I shot in the rain and snow countless times with my 5D Mark II and never had a problem - I would just wipe off the excess water with a chamois cloth whenever I got back in my vehicle. The only issue was keeping water off the viewfinder eyepiece (and off my glasses) so I could see what I was shooting. I think the 6D has a similar amount of weather resistance as the 5D Mark II.
molson wrote:
I shot in the rain and snow countless times with my 5D Mark II and never had a problem - I would just wipe off the excess water with a chamois cloth whenever I got back in my vehicle. The only issue was keeping water off the viewfinder eyepiece (and off my glasses) so I could see what I was shooting. I think the 6D has a similar amount of weather resistance as the 5D Mark II.
That's the biggest problem with these so called weather sealed cameras...you are just spinning the roulette wheel when you take them out in unpleasant conditions. They might work in 9 out of 10 ventures...but it's that 10th time when the camera let's you down that you remember the most.
I had 2 occurrences where the 5d2 stopped working for me due to water...since then I use a rain jacket.
chez wrote:
That's the biggest problem with these so called weather sealed cameras...you are just spinning the roulette wheel when you take them out in unpleasant conditions. They might work in 9 out of 10 ventures...but it's that 10th time when the camera let's you down that you remember the most.
I'm pretty sure I used it at least 11 times...
In general, I've found the Canon (and Nikon) cameras will tolerate any weather that I'm willing to go out in.
Mine got rained on once for about an hour, more than I would have liked. I did a good job of trying to shield it and occasionally wipe the areas around the knobs and LED with a lens cloth. I was on a paid shoot so I had to stay. The cheap amazon camera cover I had was total crap and I couldnt use the camera with it on so I just went for it. I held it under my rain coat between shots. The most important thing is once I got into a dry area, I made sure to wipe it off completely then went home, set it on the floor and took the battery out and SD card and let it sit there air drying for a full week. Have had no problems since.
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I guess I've been lucky with my 6D + 24-70 2.8 II. I've gotten it drenched a couple times now shooting outdoor music festivals, twice for at least a couple hours in hard rain. Worked the entire time without fail plus again after drying off.
