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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 529678" data-attributes="member: 9240">Canon hasn't released a new 7D (their pro cropped sensor body).&nbsp; The 1D and D5 have similarly sized card slots on the back.&nbsp; I've not held a D5, but I've got a 1D sitting here on loan and the door over the slot is built that way for a reason - it's not going to let a lick of moisture in.&nbsp; You can't open it without first unlocking it (that knob underneath the ON/LOCK/OFF switch).&nbsp; The D500 has the same card slot cover design as Nikon's consumer level cameras, and while it may have better sealing I can almost guarantee that it's not water tight.&nbsp; The D5's looks similar to the 1D, but I don't see a lock unless it's the raised curve to the side, which leaves me concerned that the indentation opposite it will compromise the seal (again, I've never held one).&nbsp; Form follows function here and on a pro body the last thing you want is water inside when you're out shooting in the rain.I should add that the arrangement of the card slot has to do with the way the batteries are inserted.&nbsp; In the D5 and the 1D the battery runs along the bottom of the camera which allows for the cards to be inserted straight into the camera from the back.&nbsp; On the D500 (and all other Nikons) the battery is inserted from the bottom up through the grip, so the card must be inserted along the back, parallel to the back of the body.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with that, but it compromises the sealing somewhat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 529678, member: 9240"] Canon hasn't released a new 7D (their pro cropped sensor body). The 1D and D5 have similarly sized card slots on the back. I've not held a D5, but I've got a 1D sitting here on loan and the door over the slot is built that way for a reason - it's not going to let a lick of moisture in. You can't open it without first unlocking it (that knob underneath the ON/LOCK/OFF switch). The D500 has the same card slot cover design as Nikon's consumer level cameras, and while it may have better sealing I can almost guarantee that it's not water tight. The D5's looks similar to the 1D, but I don't see a lock unless it's the raised curve to the side, which leaves me concerned that the indentation opposite it will compromise the seal (again, I've never held one). Form follows function here and on a pro body the last thing you want is water inside when you're out shooting in the rain. I should add that the arrangement of the card slot has to do with the way the batteries are inserted. In the D5 and the 1D the battery runs along the bottom of the camera which allows for the cards to be inserted straight into the camera from the back. On the D500 (and all other Nikons) the battery is inserted from the bottom up through the grip, so the card must be inserted along the back, parallel to the back of the body. Nothing wrong with that, but it compromises the sealing somewhat. [/QUOTE]

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