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Watch the Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR Lens Survive a Heavy Rainstorm

Chris Gampat
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12/01/2018
2 Mins read
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Last Updated on 12/01/2018 by Mark Beckenbach

We told you that we’d hold manufacturers to their claims, and the Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR held up to a heavy rainfall.

We tested the new Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR here in NYC, and considering how well we’ve know Fujifilm cameras and lenses to be able to stand up to the elements we wanted to put this latest lens option through a thorough test. This lens is Fujifilm’s wide angle zoom lens, completing their trinity of f2.8 lenses for professional users of their X series cameras. Tested on the new Fujifilm X-T3, this lens not only withstood heavy rains here in NYC, but also direct dripping. Oh, and we caught it on video that we posted to our Instagram!

Check out the video below!

While I’ve been told the Fujifilm 8-16mm f2.8 R LM WR won’t survive submersion, Fujifilm’s cameras have always amazed me. Sony’s cameras tend to break down or have issues in our testing. Every time I’m out with our Reviews Editor, Paul Ip, and we’re using our Sony cameras in the rain, they start to have slight malfunctions. That’s not to say that Sony does a terrible job, and it genuinely isn’t my intention to hurt the feelings of fanboys who will cry out, but we’ve done the tests and you can see them in our reviews index. Fujifilm’s cameras on the other hand? They work perfectly fine. The only time I’ve ever heard of a Fujifilm camera not being able to work anymore was when it was placed in the snow for a little while. One would think that it would be able to survive that, but I can see how it would malfunction.

We’re going to continue to do tests like this and share them with you all. You can follow them on our Instagram.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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    05/03/2019 4:23 pm
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    why didnt you take a shYt on it to see if it would survive that too.

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    05/03/2019 4:23 pm
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    It wouldn’t work after being placed in snow because the bottom part is not really weather sealed like the top plate is, especially near the battery compartment. It could also be that the battery “froze”.

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    05/03/2019 4:23 pm
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    With it’s cost and weight anything less would’ve been quite a disappointment. But good to confirm nonetheless.

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