This is Part II of images I took on a June Narrows Hike.
I have hiked the Narrows Trail in Zion National Park 4 times. The other 3 times were in the Fall when you need a wetsuit. This June was my 4th time and everyone in my group was wearing shorts.
The “trail is the Virgin River, literally. The water is mostly ankle to knee deep but in spots can be up to waist deep.
I took a spill in water that was deeper. I carry my camera high in deeper water but fell forward. My camera and lens were totally, and I do mean totally submerged for however long it took me to raise it out of the water. I will guess 1+ second.
I had an R5 with a circular polarizer adapter, and 24-105 L lens. There are about 24 buttons or dials, a flip screen, battery compartment, flash card compartment, and two side panels for various electronic connections.
So what happens to an EOS R5 when it is totally submerged for a second or two?
That is not a question I cared to find the answer to, but I now have the answer.
What happens? Nothing!
I expected a nasty repair bill but thanks to a metal screw cap that I keep on all my lenses, not even the lens got wet. The only leakage I could see was a single drop of water on the front element. As soon as the camera dried off, I tested the camera and it worked fine. It’s still working weeks later.
Kudos to Canon for a clearly a superior job in taking rain resistance to a much higher level. I had a second lens with me in a backpack that was in the water for 20 seconds or so until someone helped me up. That lens may have been ruined but it was in a dry bag as was my iPhone.
Continue reading “Zion Narrows Take IV (Just how Waterproof is Canon’s EOS Mirrorless R5?) Part II”
