On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Matthew Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 9:11 PM, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It's only WR if it says so on the bezel. >> >> Those who, like me, purchased 2008 versions of the 16-50, 50-135 & 60-250 >> have no more water resistance than our FA and F lenses. > > The February 2007 press release says: "The smc PENTAX-DA* series > features a tightly sealed, weather-resistant and dust-resistant > construction to enhance durability for use in the rain or at the dusty > locations." > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/2007/2/21/pentaxdastarlenses
Joe, looks like you've been missing out on a very useful feature of your lenses. :-) If the 16-50 wasn't weather resistant, mine would be very dead by now. And my 50-135 has also been out in all kinds of wet weather, including snow and most recently freezing drizzle. That "WR" designation first showed up on the D-FA 100mm macro I believe. It's a much more recent marketing finesse anyway. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
