How do you keep your camera dry when its raining hard?

[pxchoi]

How do you keep your camera dry when its raining or raining hard?

If someone can point me into the right direction, any DIY guides out there??

Thanks

[masayako]

Hope that helps:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=153939

How do you keep your camera dry when its raining or raining hard?

If someone can point me into the right direction, any DIY guides out there??

Thanks

[rmlewis1]

You can't beat the OPTECH Rainsleeve- http://www.amazon.com/Rainsleeve-Digital-Cameras-Lenses-Diameter/dp/B000PTFDYO

They take up no room in a camera bag, are as cheap as chips, easy to fit in a hurry, simple to use and they work.

I tested one here http://www.broughttolight.com/p/favourites/bridgeovertroubledwater248. It was bucketing down with rain and the wind was spraying salt water all over me but the raincover worked well.

BTW I used a shower cap over the lens in between shots!!

[Jon]

I carry the OpTech rainsleeves in all my bags; if I expect to be out in the rain, especially with longer lenses, I break out the Kata E-702 rain cover and the E-704 lens sleeves. The E-704 sleeves (it's actually a kit of several sleeves) are intended for lenses too big for the basic E-702; I've used the 100-400 in the E-702 without sleeves, but you might prefer one of the various sleeves if you're doing a lot of zooming while shooting. You do need the sleeves for fat lenses like the 300 2.8 or various of the super-telephotos.

[alduin]

I use a ThinkTank Hydrophobia if I'm on my monopod and will be shooting for any serious length of time. Otherwise, it's an OpTech rain sleeve.

[RPCrowe]

I live in Southern California and rain is an unusual occurrence. I always have a pair of OPTECH Rainsleeves in my photo vest. These are very lightweight and inexpensive plastic covers (like seven bucks a pair) with which you can protect your camera from both rain and dust blowing.

However, when I travel to an area in which rain is a more frequent occurrence, I use a Kata 702 rain-cover. I spent ten-days on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and it rained every day. The Kata cover did a great job protecting my camera and ens.

[Lowner]

I sit a folded camping towel over it. Have spent all day in torrential rain with a just a couple of stops to wring it out.

[Palladium]

Aquatech :lol:

[nikocanion]

first .. what are you define by raining hard?
second i would not want my dslr to get whet , a few raindrops is ok but when it is raining cats and dogs.. and there is no cafe or busstand in sight , i would not go out even when i would have a dslr raincoat (witch i haven't got) in that case i would rather shoot with the oldest P&S on the block my konika minolta dimage Z3 when i absolutely need to shoot

third , i know there are some people who would claim that there dslr is 100% water proof , well make a visit to holland and i'll will put our WAP to test the gear .. 99.99% secure that it won't withstand more than 5 ATM .. ;-)

forth i would ask the contracter if it would be possible to shoot indoors or later if the whether is better all by the motto better safe than sorry

[canonnoob]

trash bag...

[Palladium]

trash bag...

Everyone starts out with a trash bag and rubber bands but there comes a time when it's time upgrade.

[canonnoob]

Everyone starts out with a trash bag and rubber bands but there comes a time when it's time upgrade.


eh.. i mean my gear is weather sealed and its cheap and easy.. IF , and i mean IF, I ever upgrade it will be to an aquatech system.

[spkerer]

If its a light rain, I go au naturel. If its raining harder, I use a Storm Jacket. One thing I personally find useful is shown in the photo below. Since the front of the Storm Jacket (or the OpTech rainsleeves) is simply a stretch fit, I've taped little pieces onto the hoods for the stretchy ring to catch on. Otherwise the jacket slides up to the base of the hood. With these pieces taped on, the rain only gets as close as halfway down the hood.

http://photos.kusterers.net/img/v3/p673123036-4.jpg

[bergerl]

Aquatech.

[Tom H. Photography]

I keep my camera dry by staying indoors with a snug fleece blanket and some hot coco... Not sure if that helps though ;-).

[chrisc85]

I've used a bin bag before with a hole for the lens. Seemed to do the job and it only costs pence!

[beeng]

eh.. i mean my gear is weather sealed and its cheap and easy.. IF , and i mean IF, I ever upgrade it will be to an aquatech system.
Same story here. I really don't feel any need to protect my camera when I'm using a weather sealed lens. Only occasion I use any sort of protection (aka a garbage bag) is when I'm using something like my BIGMOS, which is definitely NOT sealed :P

[mpoole]

I use the long plastic bags that the Sunday paper comes in. Works great