What do you use to keep your camera weatherproof?.. for EG: at a wedding if raining

[angel]

What do you use to keep your camera weatherproof?.. for EG: shooting a wedding if raining

:bounce:

[Tannin]

I wear a hat. Seriously! A broad-brimmed hat helps a lot!

[angel]

at a wedding though? wouldnt it drip off the edges more onto your camera?

[Tannin]

Well, I have no idea what I'd wear to a wedding, I haven't been to one in a decade .. er .. sorry, I have been to one, exactly one, in the previous decade. It was a hot day and I managed to forget my shoes. Was about to get out of the car, slipped the shoes .... er .... there aren't any shoes! Went in my socks. Nobody noticed.

Back to business though. If it's raining, I shouldn't imagine anyone would notice or care too much what you slip on to keep dry. They will all be too busy wondering if their har will look OK if they get wet and worrying if their makeup is running and stuff. They won't be looking at you and pointing and laughing!

A broad brimmed hat won't drip on the camera. That's the whole point of it - the camera staying under the hat in the dry. Your lens might poke out a bit, but that's one of the many reasons why you always have the lens hood mounted. And in case of need, you can always sacrifice your head to protect the camera. If the rain gets extra heavy and I'm caught out with the camera on a tripod, I put my hat on the camera and stand there with the water running down the inside of my neck dreaming of hot showers and log fires. The camera stays pretty dry.

[angel]

lol i was just thinking of when i was working at a horse stud and wearing an akubra in the rain.. lol.. it dripped around the edges .. and LOL LOL about the shoes.. i do that all the time, not exactly to a wedding though.

i was looking on google and i seen one with a giant sandwich bag cut and taped to a filter.


anyone used them plastic bag type things from ebay for underwater? i would LOVE to do some underwater shots

[K1W1]

Think Tank Hydrophobia it never leaves the boot of my car except when on the camera.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2102/5717002339_c0cc40f958_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rreeve/5717002339/)

Then I can shoot in weather like this

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3497/3828872977_be5ff5e804_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rreeve/3828872977/)

[Seesee]

Some lens/camera combos may have a purpose built waterpfrof jacket that covers it, I have one for my birding outfit for the 500 f4 and Canon 7D combo, looks a bit like a little dog coat. Failing that just carry a plastic bag in your kit to drape over the camera secured with a couple of well placed rubber bands....but ideally dont shoot in the rain, I'm sure the bride and groom would appreciate it. I also often carry a small pop up umbrella, it has saved the day and gear many times, someone could always hold it up for you while you take the pix.

I used to have one of the plastic bag protectors for underwater, but you cant go very deep with it, max about 10 feet to bge useable and safe, mostly they are designed for surface shots, and mine eventually leaked.

Kiwi just beat me to it...but there's the example I was talking about

[Tannin]

500 f4 and Canon 7D combo, looks a bit like a little dog coat

Does it rush inside afterwards leaving muddy footprints on the lino, shake itself dry when you least expect it, and then lie down in front of the fire, steaming gently? :o

[dazza]

If you have pro gear then a little rain won't hurt, any by the time it's too heavy for weather sealing, its too heavy to be there in a wedding too

[Mikey054]

I used to try and get someone to help me by holding a large umbrella...worked most of the time. Plus I always carried a proper leather chamois which worked a treat in getting any stray moisture off the exterior of the kit.
Mike

[angel]

ohh great idea about a chamois wonder if the other half noticed if i snipped off a bit to stick in my camera bag.

Great shot of the rainy mud K1w1

i only have a 50D and no L gear. so i don't think they are weatherproofed


seesee would those bag things be ok for rain? i seen another photog using the plastic sleeves that you put paper in a folder, and rubberbands.... guess i will have to trial and error :p

[dazza]

Thinktank stuff is great

The gold standardm and its expensive is aquatech

The other option is stuff from griffgear

And then say photo continental have cheaper versions

I find the old plastic bag and rubber band stuff very restrictive

[K1W1]

using the plastic sleeves that you put paper in a folder, and rubberbands.... guess i will have to trial and error :p

You will only ever do that once it's an absolute PITA.
There are solutions for casual use (sort of like disposable gloves) that are very inexpensive. I can't remember the brand but I have seen them in camera shops in Melbourne.

[dazza]

Ive seen condoms used too, work better on zoom lenses :bounce:

[K1W1]

These (http://optechusa.com/rainsleeve.html) are what I was thinking of. I have seen then in Melbourne somewhere.

[Lost]

What do you use to keep your camera weatherproof?.. for EG: shooting a wedding if raining

:bounce:

..... tell them to cancel the wedding until next week is the easiest

[inapickle]

I'm a cheapsake. There is always a plastic shopping bag in my camera bag. I just poke a hole in one corner for the lens hood to poke through, then tie the handle of the bag anywhere convenient.

Wouldn't be a good look at a wedding though :D

[ross and cher]

These (http://optechusa.com/rainsleeve.html) are what I was thinking of. I have seen then in Melbourne somewhere. I know you get what you pay for but the price of these looks good. You'd probably only get 1 or 2 uses out of them, but better in a pinch than wet gear ...

[Seesee]

Must say I still find the cheap and handy plastic bag the most user friendly...the proper lens/camera covers I find too stiff and awkward to find controls etc and with mine there is no allowance for an external flash to be attatched while using the cover.

[K1W1]

the proper lens/camera covers I find too stiff and awkward to find controls etc

You haven't tried the Think Tank then?
Your hands go inside the cover so you are gripping the camera with your bare hands whilst they are protected from the rain just like the camera. The Think Tank also has it's own neck strap arrangement that secures the camera inside the weatherproof cover. I have spent hours with mine in atrocious weather are not got a drop of water anywhere near the camera working parts and not missed a shot either. Mine has no flash cover but they do make one that will accommodate a flash.
If you regularly shoot in poor weather these things are worth every penny unlike supermarket bags that are also worth what you pay for them when the weather gets bad enough to even contemplate putting a coat on.

[angel]

hmm i dont have a lot of money to spend on this sort of thing, but i will check out some of the products you have suggested :)

[avkomp]

I agree with Dazzas comments

progear is generally weather sealed so perhaps look at that as you expand business?

I use the think tank stuff also and it is very good.

in a pinch I generally have a garbo bag or two laying around in my bag that could be brought into play.
that and a rubber band.

when I was caught in a situation where I had to shoot in the rain at a wedding, usually lashed up the chauffeur or someone to hold an umberlla for me.
maybe if you ask someone nicely?

[wacko-ocker]

I used a $20 pair of over pants from a disposla store and duck tape covers a 500mm lense plus body
http://www.ausph.com/showthread.php/11574-wackos-rain-cover