How wet is too wet?

Having my camera covered annoys me, and I don't really shoot in the rain (I photo aircraft mainly) it's only if I get caught short.

Was at a zoo back in March where it has been raining good all day long and my T3 with cheap 75-300 got soaked good and it still works great

Radders wrote in post #15965470
Having my camera covered annoys me, and I don't really shoot in the rain (I photo aircraft mainly) it's only if I get caught short.

It's a good idea to always have a couple of plastic bags in a pocket or bag. The clear ones are good if you need to continue shooting and wants to see the camera.

Bio-degradable plastic bags can have issues - a number of them have logo prints on them in colors that aren't completely water proof. So when wet for a longer time, the color can come off and discolor other objects.

Milutiche wrote in post #15965113
both my lens and camera are weather sealed

I think you'll find that they're actually described as 'drip-proof'.

Canon's 'weather sealing' means - "We want you to think you can use it in a monsoon, but we'll refuse to carry out a warranty repair to anything that looks like water damage".

Milutiche wrote in post #15965113
I'm not sure if I should put this in the Lenses or Cameras thread but today I went to a Rugby game in the rain and took my camera without any water protection, fitted to my
7d was a 70-200 f2.8 mk2, the rain wasn't heavy but certainly wetter than I would normally shoot in, as far as I am aware both my lens and camera are weather sealed but when I go there I saw the local news paper photog using his 1d series camera and 300 f2.8 inside a waterproof "wrap"

What's the general rule here, should I take a bit more care or should my gear be up to the task?

For me, the general rule would be to use some sort of additional protection. One drop in the wrong place can turn into an expensive repair bill. There are some good, practical, easy to use rain sleeves available which won't take up a lot of room in your bag, but can save you some grief if the weather really takes a bad turn.

I buy these cheap Optech rain covers and just keep one in my bag.

http://optechusa.com/r​ainsleeve.html
Rainsleeve™ 2-Pack MSRP $6.95
Rainsleeve™ Counter Display (20 2-packs) MSRP $139.00
Rainsleeve™ - Flash 2-Pack MSRP $8.95
Rainsleeve™ - Flash Counter Display (20 2-packs) MSRP $179.00

I've shot my 7D and 24-105 in pretty heavy rain several times. No problems so far *knock-on-wood*