Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I'm looking for a camera, with heavy duty environmental sealing. Of > course > the lenses should be sealed equally well. I'm excluding the Nikonos > series > for several reason. > > I took a look at the Nikon F5/F6, but oddly enough Nikon doesn't have > a fast, > sealed AF 1.4/35 or 2/35 in their lineup. In general, their selection > of sealed > lenses appears to be smaller, than that of Canon. > > Has anyone shot with the 1-v and would care to share their experiences? It's a good choice, Feli; I still shoot with mine and 16-35mm and 24-70mm which are weather sealed. It's built for support very, very hard use. I use too a Nikon F5 but I prefer the Canon. If you start using a 1v I believe that you'll finally will get a EOS digital too. regards. Felix.