The lack of common sense among camera users (note that I don\'t refer to them as photographers) is so rampant that I\'m beginning to think that camera users are responsible for the phrase, \"Stupid people are dumb.\"
Can you imagine if I wore a $3000 Armani suit to go snowboarding and complained that it that it failed to keep the water out, soaked my skin, resulted in hypothermia and shut my body down. Damn that Armani brand! They just don\'t know how to make a frickin\' suit!
I\'ve carried my old 5d through a typoon in China. I knew it wasn\'t waterproof, so I wrapped it the best I could and hoped for the best knowing that I was taking a huge risk, but the payoff was worth it (sold a lot of those photos on Getty). If the camera had failed, I wouldn\'t have damned Canon.
Guys - focus. It\'s not weather-proof. The 5d II isn\'t meant for trudging through the rain, desert, humidity or extreme conditions. If you want to do that, they make cameras for that. Don\'t bring a 5d II and complain that it doesn\'t do what it\'s not meant to. It would seem that common sense is really not all that common. At least among camera users.
Feb 07, 2009 at 12:24 PM
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