Must read for Pentax DSLR owners..

[MICKEY88]

this story is incredible..

http://photocamel.com/forum/other-slr-cameras-lenses/54907-babying-your-equipment.html

 

[dburg30]

Ummm.. wow...

 

[Groucho]

Cool! And that's without their weathersealing.

There must be something about Pentax users abusing their cameras. There's a rather spectacular series of photos here taken when some guys put a K10D into a balloon and sent it into the vacuum of space, 104,000 feet up, in -60F temperatures. It sent back some amazing shots and didn't seem to be bothered by the extreme environment.

This stuff makes the shooting in the rain stuff I do (or shooting into the spash while going down the big drop on Splash Mt) look pretty mild in comparison.

Although seriously, I suspect the mud bath that the guy took wasn't quite as bad as it looks, the mud was probably thick enough to not seep into the seams and get into the guts. But I doubt we'll find anyone willing to test that theory.