Seeing as I am a hobbyist and no one is paying me to risk destroying one of my cameras, I don't feel any shot I might take is worth putting a camera through a deluge. That is not to say I have not gotten some sprinkling on a camera ever. I can think of three times I've gotten one of my DSLRs slightly wet. That is two of my four DSLR cameras anyway. My Pentax K-100D is converted to full-time Infrared use so I would not even have that camera with me on a cloudy day. My Pentax K-20D is definitely water resistant as you can see o-rings, grommets, and locking "doors" on it, and the advertising stressed its weather or environmental resistance. That was not my main rationale for buying it though. I have had no problems with water, i.e., light rain getting into my main camera, a Pentax K-5, but I don't believe it is as well sealed as the older K-20D because it has gotten dust inside and had to be professionally disassembled and cleaned. The poor thing even had gotten food on it and some of that over time may have worked its way inside. My newest camera is a used Pentax K-3, but I have no idea about its weather proofing as I have not had it long and I have not had it out in the elements yet (dust, sand, mist, rain).

I would not expect my Omega 4x5" View Camera to do well in rain nor my 4x5" wooden folding Field Camera. I do also have several film SLRs and other cameras (film & digital) but I keep them dry. Oh, I used to own a Pentax medium format Pentax 6x7. I believe that was well sealed. I may have gotten a bit of water on that. All in all I think it is best to keep electronics like digital cameras dry and not stored in humid locations.

I also noticed the testers in the study said they did not have a Pentax, Panasonic, or Fuji-Film camera available for testing. Nice they tested a Nikon D850 as it is new. But they should have also tested a Nikon D5 for comparison. I'd wonder, did Nikon F2, F3, or F4 cameras ever leak?

In my humble opinion, starting the DSLR at the crop size was a huge mistake. Everyone was used to the 35mm SLR. Why make a digital version with a smaller sensor? Yes, the price was lower, but now manufacturers have the double expense of researching and manufacturing two different systems. When I bought my first DSLR, a D90, I didn't know there was any such thing as a crop sensor. Now we have two systems that are not totally compatible and millions of words written about advantages, disadvantages, and compatibility.

My wife and I are heading to Maine this summer to visit relatives and (in my case) doing a fair amount of photography. This is our first trip there -  about  2 weeks total time. Likely flying into Boston, spending a day or so then heading north along the coast. We'll be spending a few days around Portsmouth guided by our cousins. Then heading north to Acadia NP. Other possible destinations would be Moosehead Lake, then circling back south perhaps through Vermont.

We mainly enjoy outdoors pursuits. I enjoy landscape and wildlife photography equally. Will have my D500 with some long lenses and either my D800 or (hopefully) a new D850.

I'd appreciate any suggestions for special places to photograph along the coast, quaint fishing villages, mountain vistas. I'd classify us as "mild" hikers. We don't do 1000 ft. elevation gain hikes these days. Top wildlife catches would be loons, moose, bear and puffins. I checked and the tours that actually land on the puffin nesting islands are booked except for the boats which simply circle the islands.

Thank you for any help you might have.

Greg