 Cindy Sj |
shooting in rain on cruise to Alaska haaaaaaaaaaaaalp!! Our cruise to Alaska is just around the corner (next week) and the weather reports say rain EVERY DAY!!! Any advice on the best way to deal with these conditions when attempting to shoot our dream vacation memories in the rain?? Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated!!! (ps. wish we could afford a waterproof case for our cameras, but it's not in the budget...we have a d70s and a d80...) [=
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W. |
Hi Cindy, how was your vacation? Probs with rain?
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Todd Bennett |
Cindy, You can try this. I've not used them and don't know anything about them. I have looked into them before. http://www.stormjacket.com/ This is in no way a recommendation; but, simply one solution. Try doing a Google search for "camera rain covers." There are a few options
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W. |
Ah! You're still to go? Well, at sea, rain usually comes in squalls and showers, with dry, often gloriously sunny, spells in between. Want to make your cam weatherproof? OK, then clean it well, screw in a UV filter, stick on the sun cap to which you attach (with a rubber band or duct tape) a freezerbag (some sturdy kind of plastic anyway) with a round hole cut out of the bottom. The camera is supposed to be inside the bag so you can zip it closed when required. The lens is protected by the sun cap and the UV filter (which you need up there anyway). Tada! Have a fantastic vacation!
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Mark Feldstein |
Well, homemade camera rain coats are ok, but by and large, something always goes wrong with them. The tape tears or gets water logged and loses its stickiness, the plastic opens up, a strong gust of wind whips it open...ad infinitim. Drop a dime and buy something that pros use, like a Tenba Rain coat from B&H (they come in small, medium and large) and fold up into a little bag smaller than a sandwich bag. Here's the link: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=G5Gyz1nVDy!-1172126769!1178158696463?shs=tenba+rain&ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t Or just go to bhphotovideo.com and search under Tenba rain cover. Also, lately appearing at various press pool functions, the stylish and practical rain jacket from my buddy Annie Laird who makes these things and does a really swell job. Take a look here (scroll down the page there) http://www.apogeephoto.com/laird_photo.htm Annie's velcros at the bottom, front and back so it's very adjustable and leaves an opening at the base for a ball head and tripod platform or monopod. Both the Tenba and Laird versions are made of rip stop nylon and don't leak even in the worst weather, like shooting the AT&T golf tournament during a cloud burst in Pebble Beach. :>)) Bon voyage ;>)
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doug Nelson |
Use the properly sized lens shade for your lens. It may help keep droplets off the lens. Cloudy, even rainy, weather makes colors pop. Clouds often add a dramatic effect to landscapes. Shoot away. You might be very pleasantly surprised at what you get.
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