Mugatu

Any idea of what the 100-400mm will cost? I'm guessing over $3000, but I hope not.

Page 115 of the Fuji X-T1 manual states: Not to use the camera in rain. http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/pdf/index/x/fujifilm_xt1_manual_en.pdf The Fuji website sates that the X-T1 is water resistant, but it does not talk about using it in rain, but rather talks about using it in "damp" conditions There's also an asterix saying please refer to your user manual : https://www.fujifilm.eu/uk/products/digital-cameras/interchangeable-lens-cameras/model/x-t1/features/tough-weather-resistant-design/ Where as the Ricoh site clearly states that the cameras and DA* lenses can be used in rain: http://support.us.ricoh-imaging.com/node/1282 Thats the kind of thing you want to hear ! Now that I've read up on it, I'm a little disappointed, but not put off all the same. I can't wait to see a fuji with 24mp, that will really unleash these lenses.

I'm a Fuji and Pentax user. I'm a huge fan of both brands, and I've owned a couple of other brands too. What do you mean by " ( Maybe you don’t want to rent that particular camera... ... It’s a Pentax after all )" ? I can tell, after owning two other brands of DSLR, Pentax is actually a lot better then what you are inferring. IQ is outstanding, and many lenses are sharper than L series. If I hadn't spent the time to research brands, and experience a fare few of them, I would have listened to the nay sayers and stuck with canon or Nikon. Same goes with Fuji too. You can go online and view video's or read material about Fuji, and they're writing Fuji off, like almost all the mirrorless systems .........They all scoff at mirrorless and encourage DSLR. Fuji is a fantastic brand with phenomenal lenses, and fantastic IQ. I've got an X-A1 for the low light performance with 16-50 and 50-230, and I'm planning on going deeper with Fuji perhaps with a X-T1 or X-T1ii. I'm keeping my Pentax gear too. Regarding weather sealing- My old Pentax K-5 had 77 weather seals, and was rated as a weather sealed, and it is supposed to take a monsoonal downpour. My K-3 has 92 weather seals. My DA* lenses are supposedly rated as weather proofed, and again, can take a monsoonal downpour - they have a large rubber seal around the lens mount about 3mm thick. Pentax has a lower grade of "WR" weather resistant lenses also, they'll have a smaller silicon O-ring on the lens mount and they are of a rating like with Canon, Nikon and the others ...... rain drizzle, or light mist/humidity. Though people dip these lenses in mud and water too, and they survive but thats not what its designed for. Your Fuji X-T1 has 80 seals and declared weather resistant, I can't find if it has an IP rating, Pentax doesn't give an IP rating either. The 18-135mm has a rubber O-ring around the mount, which looks okay. I once had a Nikon 60mm macro with a similar rubber O-ring, but the lens was only rated as dust sealed. I don't know how many seals the lens has, but to be sure, I would not take that set up out in a heavy downpour. Maybe in light rain, but not for extended periods. Keep it covered, and shoot a little, then cover it. If Fuji has told you not to take it out in the rain, then they consider it weather sealed against dust and humidity. As a guide, your Sony experia Z smart phones are water resistant, to "x" amount of meters but for only 30 minutes, and if you leave it under water any longer, the water gets in. Sony Z phones come with IP ratings. I read an artical of a Nikon user who left his weather sealed D3 or D4 (i forget) over night doing time lapse. A storm came over night, and the camera and lens filled up with water. Moral of the story, A little bit of water, it might be okay. A lot of water, it might die. If Fuji says don't take it out in the rain, then you should not. read your user manual, and it will be stated there.