I'm wondering why Canon never put a serious weather sealing on mid-high-end cameras like 5D...


But anyways, I'm thinking to buy an original 5D, which was to be said has better build and more sturdy than 20D and 30D. Now, remember that 20D and 30D was not weather-sealed? I have heard stories from friends using 20D and brought it with them to dusty Egypt, Jerusalem, wet jungle bushwalks to hot beaches. They used EF-S10-22mm and EF 28-135 with that, which was not weather sealed as well. My friends eventually just got the camera dirty on the outside, but no serious malfunctioning.


If Canon's claim for 5D being built tougher than 20D, do you think I will be able to use that 5D on the same dusty and wet environment? Any opinions from 5D- or ex-5D users will be appreciated!





Cheers


Nick