How does the G12 hold up to the elements?

Hey guys,

I'm thinking of getting a G12 10mp Digital for my 2 year stint in the Peace Corps. I'm serving in West Africa, so I need to know if it can hold up to hot weather (110 degrees in the summer), dust and just rugged treatment. Any feedback would be seriously appreciated!

Welcome to POTN. I'd like to let you know this forum has gals on it too.....like me. Anyway, you might want to go straight to a weather sealed camera. This would be much more rugged and although you might not get all the amazing shots, a working camera is going to take a much better picture, than a broken camera.

RPCV Philippines group 201 1983 - 1986

First thank you for your service; stick it out nomatterwhat you'll be glad you did.

Site assignments vary and life for your camera might not be as rugged as some might assume. I lugged a bit of gear around my site(s). I would have loved to have a G12 during my service and it would have survived as well as my OM1 did although they were pretty tough cameras.

That being said I would really look at an S95. The big benefits as I see them for a G is the hotshoe and the articulating screen. The hot shoe probably isn't an issue for you and the screen would still be tough to do without IMHO but might be a good trade out for overall size.

I personally wouldn't want to sacrifice the quality for the full weatherproof.

My G12 is holding up fine in East Africa. however, I baby it.

I hung mine from a sling strap and stashed it under a goretex coatwhen rain threatened. Treated like that it worked well for me.

I think it would hold up fine.

If the G12 is buitl as well as the G10 its a toughy...
I had mine at the snow and got dropped frozen and wet several times and just kept on keeping on.....