D3 seals in goodness, keeps muddy muck out

<p>http://www.petapixel.com/2011/04/08/this-muddy-nikon-d3-shows-the-benefits-of-weather-sealing/</p>

<p>(As he read this Joe McNally is desperately figuring out how he can top this way to trash his NPS loaners!;-) </p>

<p>WOW!</p>

<p>Good to know, not something I am personally wanting to confirm with my own equipment ... :-)</p>

<p>It has already been said, but worth repeating; WOW!</p>

<p>I accidentally dunked my D700 and killed it. The weather sealing is obviously better at the absolute top end!</p>

<p>As exciting as that mudded-up D3 looks, I don't think that's the same as a proper dunking. You're seeing muddy hand prints and spatter, not true U-Boat Photography, there. I've come close to getting my D300 to look like that (and no harm done!), but I'm sure it wouldn't survive even a brief submersion.</p>

<p>Sorry, not impressed. A few muddy hand prints aren't the same as soaking a camera in water. Mud tends not to penetrate, it just sticks to the outside and looks nasty. And the thicker the mud, the less it gets into things.</p>

<p>Show me somebody pulling their D3 out of 2 foot of water and continuing to shoot as if nothing happened, and THEN I might join in the chorus of "Wow!". But why applaud these careless dudes anyway? It's not everyone that can write off their cameras to expenses or spurious insurance claims.</p>