coeng Senior Member  986 posts Joined Nov 2002 Location: NJ More info | Oct 26, 2009 08:26 | #1 It was nice to watch the Yanks win last night, and the bubbly flying all over the place to top it off. Most if not all photographers had some sort of protection over their gear, but its obvious they're not completely protected. I'm curious to know how their gear functions after the party's over. Anyone have any experience in this? 5D2, 600 EX-RT, STE-3, 24-70L, 70-200L f/2.8 IS II, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.8
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jamesb84 Senior Member  412 posts Joined Aug 2008 Location: North Devon More info | Oct 26, 2009 10:18 | #2 coeng wrote in post #8896203  It was nice to watch the Yanks win last night, and the bubbly flying all over the place to top it off. Most if not all photographers had some sort of protection over their gear, but its obvious they're not completely protected. I'm curious to know how their gear functions after the party's over. Anyone have any experience in this? Well, I have shot a couple of big celebration events...
These are the sort of shots...and I will tell you now, you get sticky. Very sticky and smelling of champagne. Gear wise, it's a good idea to have a filter on the short lenses, it makes it much easier to clean...or just throw away. The 1D series seems pretty good at coping with champagne but it will get a bit sticky. I use a slightly (and i mean very slight) damp chamois leather to clean off between the buttons afterwards and I'll take one with me to any finals that I attend... Players do love spraying champagne towards any TV or stills cameras though, which usually means you'll be getting a soaking. The bonus is that there's usually a couple of bottles left over at the end of the celebrations, and nicer guys will give them to the photographers as way of apology!  Hi, my name is James...and I'm here to hel https://photography-on-the.net …?p=6506577&postcount=1417
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MJPhotos24 Cream of the Crop  5,619 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Attica, NY / Parrish, FL More info | Oct 28, 2009 00:41 | #3 You definitely get sticky and wet in there - some leave with no significant damaged while I know one who sent their body in after and PS said the damage was like it was totally submerged (they were not so bright and had no protection). If protected good enough you usually have some mess on the glass that needs to be cleaned. Freelance Photographer & Co-founder of Four Seam Images
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jamesb84 Senior Member 412 posts Joined Aug 2008 Location: North Devon More info | Oct 28, 2009 04:10 | #4 MJPhotos24 wrote in post #8908773 You definitely get sticky and wet in there - some leave with no significant damaged while I know one who sent their body in after and PS said the damage was like it was totally submerged (they were not so bright and had no protection). If protected good enough you usually have some mess on the glass that needs to be cleaned. Wow, I've not been that badly hit before!! A lot of guys will turn away if it looks like they're about to get a faceful...not least that it doesnt give you the best shots! Hi, my name is James...and I'm here to hel https://photography-on-the.net …?p=6506577&postcount=1417
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MJPhotos24 Cream of the Crop 5,619 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Attica, NY / Parrish, FL More info | Oct 28, 2009 13:43 | #5 jamesb84 wrote in post #8909313 Wow, I've not been that badly hit before!! A lot of guys will turn away if it looks like they're about to get a faceful...not least that it doesnt give you the best shots! I use a chamois to wipe down and have had to use Q-tips (cotton buds) to clean the buttons to stop them from sticking! I did mention this person doesn't seem to bright, ha. I think they cared more about being in the celebration than doing the job of documenting it - OK, I'll be honest, I have NO clue how this person is the teams photog! Freelance Photographer & Co-founder of Four Seam Images
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canonnoob Cream of the Crop  8,487 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Oct 29, 2009 02:22 | #6 Here are some of my celebration shots... just two from a soccer tournement this year.
David W.
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MJPhotos24 Cream of the Crop 5,619 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Attica, NY / Parrish, FL More info | Oct 29, 2009 18:29 | #7 canonnoob wrote in post #8916143 Here are some of my celebration shots... just two from a soccer tournement this year. Gotta bust 'em Dave - just wondering what these shots have to do with the bubbly and gear conversation? Are they all piling on top of a big bottle shaking it up? Freelance Photographer & Co-founder of Four Seam Images
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Adama Member  215 posts Joined Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario More info | Oct 29, 2009 18:43 | #8 Haven't done anything like that so far, but I saw most of the pros using ThinkTank or Kata rain covers when shooting the end of the Twins - Tigers tie breaker. With a filter, this is probably the best way to go. 1D Mark III - 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS - 24-70mm f/2.8 L - 50mm f/1.4 - 580EX II
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canonnoob Cream of the Crop 8,487 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Oct 29, 2009 23:16 | #9 MJPhotos24 wrote in post #8920510 Gotta bust 'em Dave - just wondering what these shots have to do with the bubbly and gear conversation? Are they all piling on top of a big bottle shaking it up? lol they were gettin dude sweat everywhere... lol.. anyway i didnt read the whole title.. that was my bad... David W.
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MJPhotos24 Cream of the Crop 5,619 posts Likes: 4 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Attica, NY / Parrish, FL More info | Oct 30, 2009 15:33 | #10 canonnoob wrote in post #8922129 lol they were gettin dude sweat everywhere... lol.. anyway i didnt read the whole title.. that was my bad...  I thought maybe they only had one bottle to celebrate so it was a fight for who got to pop the top. Freelance Photographer & Co-founder of Four Seam Images
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Dan-o Goldmember  3,539 posts Likes: 2 Joined Apr 2006 Location: So. Cal. More info | Oct 30, 2009 18:16 | #11 For some reason champagne celebrations are frowned upon at youth and high school sports. Only one I could find.
Danny.
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TheMoose Cream of the Crop 5,106 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2009 More info | Oct 31, 2009 08:03 | #12 If I had time to prepare then I'd chuck a garbage bag over my gear, tape it to the hood and shoot in so the camera/lens can't get soaked
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kayintveen Member 205 posts Likes: 3 Joined May 2009 Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands More info | Nov 01, 2009 02:41 | #13 Loving the campaign shots 500PX
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cdi Member 60 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | i took these photo back on september 26th.   {Chris Cleveland}
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cdi Member 60 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | Nov 06, 2009 02:06 | #15 The Moose wrote in post #8929068 If I had time to prepare then I'd chuck a garbage bag over my gear, tape it to the hood and shoot in so the camera/lens can't get soaked  last year i shot a motorsports event and i used the same setup. it was a mess that night. several inches of mud everywhere. after the show, all i had to do was take the bag off and my camera and lens were completely dry. {Chris Cleveland}
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