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09/09/2009 07:41:58 PM · #1 |
I've seen shooters with different rain covers on their cameras in bad weather. Most seem to velcro around the front of the lens. Some have hand openings on the sides, others are clear and allow you to keep your hands outside the camera.
Looking for opinions good or bad on covers you may have used.
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09/09/2009 07:46:42 PM · #2 |
| actually I'd love the answer, as well. Do they really work? |
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09/09/2009 07:57:14 PM · #3 |
| I have one of the ones that has the velcro on the front, which allows me to slip my hands into it. I think that espeicially here in the Pacific Northwest, solid rain gear is important. I spent a pretty penny on mine, but think its fantastic, and wish I had a couple more for my backup gear (someday soon hopefully). I will take a look at it and get the brand posted for you. |
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09/09/2009 08:14:01 PM · #4 |
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09/09/2009 08:14:26 PM · #5 |
| I used a cheap one last month. Op/tech I think, anyway it worked well for the day but was really a one use thing. I got 2 for 6 bucks. The ones I've looked at and will be getting one of the 2 are stormjackets and one made by Kata. The Kata system looks to be the better of the 2 and only runs about 50.00$ usd. |
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09/09/2009 08:48:17 PM · #6 |
| Yeah those optech are ok - just a plastic tube with a tie at one end. Cheap and works fine for spray stuff (took some to Niagara recently). If you need serious stuff or plan to use it a lot look at real ones instead but in a pinch or one time use... I am keeping a couple perm in the bag now. |
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09/09/2009 09:15:59 PM · #7 |
This is it...a RainSleeve . . .
Your local Ritz Camera store should have them for (USD) $5.95 for a two-pack. Then go and buy a poncho to weather-proof the photographer. ;-)
Tip: always use a lens hood to help keep water droplets from finding your front glass element.
Message edited by author 2009-09-09 21:16:26.
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09/09/2009 09:16:16 PM · #8 |
I'll use this as an opportunity to promote the "Alan's Kamera Kondom"...
$3 golf club cover at Wal-Mart. I've been using the same one for several years. Works great!
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09/09/2009 09:19:26 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by alanfreed:
I'll use this as an opportunity to promote the "Alan's Kamera Kondom"...
$3 golf club cover at Wal-Mart. I've been using the same one for several years. Works great! |
How do you look through the viewfinder? Do you have to "peel back" the larger opening to stick you face up to the camera? Is the rear opening large enough to cover your head?
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09/09/2009 09:33:36 PM · #10 |
The back end of it is a big flap, big enough that I can look through the viewfinder without any part of the camera getting at all wet. There's also velcro that can hold that together for times I'm not shooting, so I can hold the camera with my hand inside and still stay dry.
We have had quite a few rainy Steelers games, and I've had great luck at keeping the camera dry with this thing.
For those who want to spend a lot more, the guys with the big, fancy equipment tend to favor the AquaTech brand stuff. Here's a link to what I see guys using on the field.
Message edited by author 2009-09-09 21:36:32. |
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09/09/2009 10:15:17 PM · #11 |
I saw  MattO post these in another thread and thought they might be worth a look. Rain Covers
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09/09/2009 11:06:10 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by alanfreed:
The back end of it is a big flap, big enough that I can look through the viewfinder without any part of the camera getting at all wet. There's also velcro that can hold that together for times I'm not shooting, so I can hold the camera with my hand inside and still stay dry.
We have had quite a few rainy Steelers games, and I've had great luck at keeping the camera dry with this thing.
For those who want to spend a lot more, the guys with the big, fancy equipment tend to favor the AquaTech brand stuff. Here's a link to what I see guys using on the field. |
Thanks, Alan.
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09/10/2009 12:01:05 AM · #13 |
This is what I use on my big lens and camera when shooting sports. When shooting other things and using smaller lens, I use what spiritualspatula put up in the link earlier. The Think Tank has an eyepiece that replaces the one over the viewfinder to make a nice seal and keep it dry, you can get your arm in one hole, and there is room for a monopod at the bottom.
Matt
Message edited by author 2009-09-10 00:01:28. |
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09/11/2009 09:17:28 PM · #14 |
So if I put this Kondom on my Kamera does that mean I can stand with my Canon next to a Nikon shooter without my camera catching any DSTD's (Dark Side Transmitted Diseases)? |
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09/15/2009 08:42:03 PM · #15 |
An update on the Kamera Kondom...
Walmart and Sports Authority didnt have it. But, I did find one at a local golf shop. The one I got was distributed by a company called Oncourse, but I also found the same thing online here Rain Hoodat about the same price.
My initial impression is as follows:
It's really big - must be the Magnum Kamera Kondom
The elastic opening on the lens end is too big to fit snugly even ona lens hood - might try openening the elastic track and tieing it.
In general it would be the right length with a long zoom but probably too big with a smaller lens.
Its made out of pretty much the same vinyl as a shower curtain or liner - so it would prob last pretty long.
It it works out, its a steal compared to some of the other options listed in this thread.
I will let you all know |
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09/15/2009 09:11:11 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by AperturePriority:
This is it...a RainSleeve . . .
Your local Ritz Camera store should have them for (USD) $5.95 for a two-pack. Then go and buy a poncho to weather-proof the photographer. ;-)
Tip: always use a lens hood to help keep water droplets from finding your front glass element. |
I have two of these (came in the two-pack) and I've used them several time. Not heavy downpour, but certainly more wet than I wanted to get. |
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10/17/2009 03:21:52 PM · #17 |
Tomorrow is the big roll out for "Alans Kamera Kondom". I am headed with my local camera club on a bus trip to Ricketts Glen SP in PA (which is where I have met Alan the past two years at DPC GTG's). The forecast is miserable.
My modification is the addition of a drawstring on the front, secured by 4 stiched on loops of fabric, as the elastic opening was too large to cinch on the lens. Reviews and pictures in action shall follow. |
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10/17/2009 06:50:07 PM · #18 |
When it's really starting to come down and I forgot my rain cover. I just take off me pants....
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10/17/2009 07:28:16 PM · #19 |
I use the Kata Elements and love it although I seldom use it. My D300 is pretty good in the rain so I don't get to worried unless I'm using a questionable lens or it is raining hard.
As for the Kata it is well constructed, easy to use and fits even my D300 with the 80-400 lens. Downside is it is on the pricier side. |
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