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Old Sep 9, 2013 | 4:27 pm
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penner42
 
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Originally Posted by DanTravels
Ah, good point. Thanks.
Originally Posted by IMOA
The OMD and GH2 are magnesium weather sealed bodies and very solid, the SL1 is aluminium/polycarbonate which is lighter but not as rugged.
One additional concern, I suppose, is that even with weather sealed bodies, the mirrorless cameras are much more prone to or at risk for sensor damage. Changing lenses is generally pretty fast, but every second the sensor is exposed leaves it open to dust getting on it. The mirror in DSLRs does a pretty significant job of protecting the sensor when there is no lens attached.
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