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04/17/2012 07:29:52 PM · #1 |
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04/17/2012 07:35:23 PM · #2 |
Waterproof camera. 2-gallon ziploc baggie for the dSLR. Non-skid shoes.
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04/17/2012 07:38:22 PM · #3 |
| rain... and a street with bunch of people and a dog! |
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04/17/2012 07:38:47 PM · #4 |
| Umbrella. But it does make it difficult to hold everything at once. I keep waiting for the backpack umbrella. I'm sure there probably is one. If there isn't, there should be! |
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04/17/2012 07:48:40 PM · #5 |
| Stand under an awning and catch folks hopping puddles. |
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04/17/2012 07:50:15 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Umbrella. But it does make it difficult to hold everything at once. I keep waiting for the backpack umbrella. I'm sure there probably is one. If there isn't, there should be! |
oooh! What an awesome idea!! |
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04/17/2012 08:24:11 PM · #7 |
Car.
Stay inside
Roll down window
Shoot
Roll up window
Move
Repeat |
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04/17/2012 08:26:47 PM · #8 |
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04/17/2012 08:41:01 PM · #9 |
I was going to suggest the exact same thing! Plenty useful up here in Seattle :)
As far as shooting tips go, consider getting down low to catch colored lights reflecting on the wet ground. |
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04/18/2012 02:18:02 AM · #10 |
What about this?
//www.umbrellahat.net/
I see it comes in Camo too - so you can be a stealthy street photog :-) |
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04/18/2012 03:20:34 AM · #11 |
| I've shot with my 5d and 16-35L in some pretty heavy downpours and it's been fine but for £6 I'd have prefered one of those covers |
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04/18/2012 06:33:33 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
Originally posted by Melethia:
Umbrella. But it does make it difficult to hold everything at once. I keep waiting for the backpack umbrella. I'm sure there probably is one. If there isn't, there should be! |
oooh! What an awesome idea!! |
didn't a guy go on Shark Tank with one of those? |
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04/18/2012 06:51:26 AM · #13 |
| Another nod for the Optech covers. I've used them in blowing sand, as well as everything betwee and including rain and snow. Kinda wonky using a flash with them, but you can get it done. |
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04/18/2012 09:28:52 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
Another nod for the Optech covers. I've used them in blowing sand, as well as everything betwee and including rain and snow. Kinda wonky using a flash with them, but you can get it done. |
They make this:
//www.amazon.com/OP-TECH-USA-9001142-Rainsleeve-Flash/dp/B002TI71HQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1334755647&sr=8-2
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04/18/2012 10:22:50 AM · #15 |
Google search for backpack umbrella:
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04/18/2012 10:35:28 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
I've shot with my 5d and 16-35L in some pretty heavy downpours and it's been fine but for £6 I'd have prefered one of those covers |
He he, have to admit I have pushed the envelope letting my 5D2 and several lenses get pretty wet. I have learned though that you should not touch the quick toggle joystick button while wet as it is the weakest point in the so called weather sealing. Thought I lost my camera a couple of times ( at least some controls) by pushing that wet button but fortunately everything came back once it dried out a bit. Supposedly the weather sealing is much better on the Mark III. |
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04/18/2012 10:39:34 AM · #17 |
| No need for anything special. I often take my camera on to the streets when it's wet, the only difference is instead of holding the camera all the time, I keep it in a easy acces waterproof shoulder bag. The time it takes to get it out and shoot has never harmed my camera, if it's not torrential rain, I keep my hand inside the bag with the flap over it. Of course you could also just use an umbrella, I do this quite often, you can easily hold the umbrella with both hands and still shoot, nothing will ever beat a decent umbrella on the street in the rain. |
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04/18/2012 08:31:45 PM · #18 |
I had seen those, but it adds so much bulk for if I'm not shooting with a flash that it's a bit cumbersome. With the normal ones, I can fit a 28-70 along with an SB900, both of which are pretty large. No way that's going to work with an 80-200, however. Either way, they do lock on pretty nicely and securely. |
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04/19/2012 10:39:51 AM · #19 |
You could take a buddy to hold your umbrella.
(Insert a stern look from me here) |
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