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Hi All, I would think this has been asked, but I could not or did not know how to find it. My apologizes for being new here and not knowing the way around yet. I am very anxious to know the answer! I have had the Fugi XT1 with 18-135 lens for a few months. One big question I ave is, is both the camera body and the 18-135 lens water proof? I have heard and read different things from Calumet, books, and people. I even called Fugi with another question, and I was cautioned to be careful with the rain, and basically my understanding was not to consider it waterproof. Also, Calumet told me that they would not risk water damage with such an expensive camera. Maybe people don't want to be considered liable if they would say yes, and rain damages it in some way. I would not be so stupid to throw it in the water, use it in a LA torrential rain storm, or hurricane. But I will be going to California and would love to know the answer here. Also, just around home in Illinois, do I need to be careful? Does a Filer make any difference? My problem before with the NIkon, I had to put it away with the rain. I bought this thinking the camera body and 18-135 lens was water proof. I know not all lens are called water proof. Maybe I have not asked the question clearly, and confused people. Keeping it simple, Is the Fugi XT1 and 18-135 lens water proof, so I don't need to worry about any damage while using them in the rain or by the beach??? Does the amount of rain matter? This would be hard to measure. To me the question is either water proof or not with the camera body and lens, how can there be any grey area? I will not put it under a running facet to test it. Thank you very much for your time and help!!! Sharana