[BlankThis]

Found this on Nikon Rumors,
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This "muddy" Nikon D3 picture was published on flickr. I contacted the photographer and this is his story:
"That was from one of my avian photography sorties. I use a floating blind to take photos of water birds but the water level that day was very low so I had to crawl it out in the mud to get the photos that I want. I was constantly pouring water on the LCD to take away the mud so I can view my photos. The lens installed on the body is a Nikkor 500 f/4 VR. After the shoot I cleaned the camera and placed it in my dry cabinet. It still works flawlessly: all seals worked, not a single grime inside the camera. Here are the shots from that day"

Read more on NikonRumors.com: http://nikonrumors.com/#ixzz1J5SeLBOA

I don't think I would ever have the guts to do this...

 

[dudemanppl]

Its beautiful. I am typing this while using my 300 and 5DII as a chair.

 

[AlaskaFox]

Thats some strong confidence in equiptment

 

[Marin]

That probably looks like dust in comparison to a war photographers camera.

 

[Conspiracy]

wow good to know that the camera seals are the real deal. i dont have the faith to do that with my camera

 

[JedixJarf]

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Originally Posted by dudemanppl;13067756
Its beautiful. I am typing this while using my 300 and 5DII as a chair.

lol

 

[r31ncarnat3d]

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Originally Posted by dudemanppl;13067756
Its beautiful. I am typing this while using my 300 and 5DII as a chair.

You are one small kid.

 

[Dream Killer]

anyone that has ever owned a top-tier slr will understand. to buy one is not to pay for image quality, it's paying for ultimate build quality and reliability.

 

[dudemanppl]

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Originally Posted by r31ncarnat3d;13068226
You are one small kid.

Lol, I weigh 140. Even with the hood its stable. Just don't lose balance. My D300s got some scuffs after it tipped over last year. :3

 

[P.Johnston]

I call foul--if his rig is this dirty, how did he capture the images? Wouldn't his lens be just as dirty (or even 1/10th as dirty)?

 

[Marin]

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Originally Posted by P.Johnston I call foul--if his rig is this dirty, how did he capture the images? Wouldn't his lens be just as dirty (or even 1/10th as dirty)?

Lens hood.

 

[P.Johnston]

Doubt it--unless it is a 3-foot long lens hood.......

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Originally Posted by Marin Lens hood.

 

[Dream Killer]

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Originally Posted by P.Johnston Doubt it--unless it is a 3-foot long lens hood.......

Long lenses typically have even longer hoods. For a 500mm F/4 the hood retails for $400 alone, it's going to be very long.

 

[Marin]

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Originally Posted by P.Johnston Doubt it--unless it is a 3-foot long lens hood.......

Like I said before, lens hood.

 

[Kluitenberg]

The resulting images are very nice. Don't think I'd have the nerves to throw that at my camera though

 

[wilykat]

Doubt if I have the gut to drag my camera through the mud... except maybe that 3.1mpix P&S camera with broken LCD. It's got no lens hood so I doubt I could take anything after it's been mudded.

 

[nuclearjock]

I'm a total woos. One spec of dust on any of my gear and I freak. At least it works though. I have season tickets for the Chicago Bears and I watch the media photogs flop their Canon ??/400_500_600's on the ground and shoot the close up stuff with their second bodies and I cringe. But you do what you have to do to get the shot right?? Specially if it's the c.o.'s gear.