How weather-resistant is the Nikon D7000, and what about weather-sealed lenses?

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I’m considering a Nikon D7000 and have read that it has weather sealing. How much rain can it realistically handle: just light splashes, or heavier rain as well? Also, how can I tell which Nikon lenses are weather-sealed, and is there a list somewhere? Finally, can I add some protection to a non-sealed lens, such as using a plastic bag or rain cover?

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Nikon is puposefully vague about weather sealing. They say resistant to casual humidity in the manual. It doesn't sound likr much but I used their D3S in the rain without problems.

The D7000 is one level below but I would expect it to work in the rain and snow. I have a Pentax K-5 and K-7 which the same class of camera and have rinsed both several time under the tap when the become too dirty with sand, mud and sulfur (the same should be done for salt-water). Neither had any problems at all with that.

It is easy to find if a lens is weather-sealed, just look for the Umbrella icon next to a lens on Neocamera. You can also search for weather-sealed lenses by enabling the same icon: http://www.neocamera.com/search_lens.php

Finally you can protect your camera and lens by buying a rain cover. They come in different sizes, have a transparent back and access for your hands. Poor man's version is to use a plastic bag with whole cut out for the lens and a rubber band to keep it tight around the lens barrel.

How weather-resistant is the Nikon D7000, and what about weather-sealed lenses?

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