D7000 & weather resistance

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Celestrian

New member
Hi.

I'm buying a new camera and I am considering the D7000, but before I decide I am curious about the weather sealing.

I'm thinking of going with the 18-105VR kit lens and add the Tamron 70-300 VC USD for zoom.

How moist/bad weather can these houses+lenses take before I have to cover them up? Do I have to start using covers in heavy mist? Light rain? Heavy rain?

I'm Norwegian and weather here tends to be wet and cold from time to time.

I'm not talking about exposing the system to it constantly, I can keep it in the bag most of the time, but if I want to take it out for a couple of minutes, before hiking some more, then taking it out again for a few minutes etc.

Or do I have to get very expensive lenses for the weather resistance to be valid?

What do you owners of D7000 do in poor weather? :)
 
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gqtuazon

Gear Head
Welcome to the forum.

If I was in the market on a new camera, I would choose the newer Nikon D7100 with the Nikon 18-105mm kit lens and Nikon SB 700 as my beginner kit.

D7100 Nikon Digital Camera| Digital SLR Camera from Nikon

About $200 difference, you get a more robust camera (auto focus, larger screen, newer technology and higher resolution).

When shooting with light rain or mist, it is best to keep your camera hot shoe cover on (where the external flash is normally mounted). Other than that, a light rain shouldn't be an issue just be sure to read the specs of the lenses if you expose them to light rain or snow.
 
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Celestrian

New member
Thanks for both the welcome and the quick reply. :)

I might go for the D7100 instead, although I thought I'd get another lens for the difference in price. Here in Norway the price difference between a new D7000 and the D7100 (both w/18-105VR) is just above $500. I haven't decided yet though, the D7100 does indeed look like a cool camera! :)

If I had to take it out in any worse weather than that though, what kind of cover should I use? I know about the home-made plastic bag trick, even though I haven't tried it yet, but if I was to buy something - are there any covers anyone would suggest?
 
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Dave_W

The Dude
I've used the plastic bag trick and it works surprisingly well. But I wouldn't dump the D7000 idea for the D7100 right away. There seems to be some pretty serious shortcomings with the D7100 that may reduce this camera's overall versatility (buffer issues). And if I was planning on putting my camera through a rough and potentially wet environment, I'd feel a lot less inhibited using a $500 cheaper camera.
 
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WhiteLight

Senior Member
I have stood in a stiff spray of water from a waterfall for around 2 minutes to photograph the falls.
i have also stood in mild drizzle for around 2 mins to get a bracketed shot of a wet road.

Nothing much happened.
That's actually what weather sealed means. You can allow exposure for a short duration of time to extreme weather & your camera body should still be fine.
 
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snaphappy

Senior Member
I've used mine in rain (drizzle) and full snow storms and 2 days ago hubby hit me and the camera full on with snowblower spray. I scraped all the snow off and then towelled it off and went back to taking pics. D7000 and the 35mm lens I had on is completely fine but I nearly killed hubby though!
 
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