How-to for rain photos?

[Pfreddee]

I was looking at W/NW, at the Rain photos, which are lovely, dark and deep😀 and I've tried some myself, under shelter and from inside a car. But how do you keep your gear dry when you're out in the pouring rain if you don't own a waterproof camera?

With best regards,

Pfreddee(Stephen)

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I used to put the camera in a Ziploc bag.
Then I got a Nikonos V.

Phil Forrest

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I used to take my Canon 5DmkII out in the rain all the time with no issues. That camera is weather-sealed, as are the two lenses I used with it. Canon L lenses are all weather-sealed, I think. I also had a Tokina 17-35mm ATX-Pro lens and it was also weather-sealed.


None of this stuff is totally waterproof like the Nikonos V that Phil has; that's a camera that can actually be used underwater.


There are several rain sleeves you can buy to cover cameras that aren't weather-sealed. I haven't tried any. All of them seem too big for the camera I use now, an Olympus Pen-F. Some of the Olympus lenses I have are weather-sealed but the body is not. I should have bought the OMD-EM1 mkII, it is weather-sealed, but it was $600 more than the Pen-F and I couldn't afford the extra at the time.

 

[Deleted member 65559]

An umbrella

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I used to take my Canon 5DmkII out in the rain all the time with no issues. That camera is weather-sealed, as are the two lenses I used with it. Canon L lenses are all weather-sealed, I think. I also had a Tokina 17-35mm ATX-Pro lens and it was also weather-sealed.


None of this stuff is totally waterproof like the Nikonos V that Phil has; that's a camera that can actually be used underwater.


There are several rain sleeves you can buy to cover cameras that aren't weather-sealed. I haven't tried any. All of them seem too big for the camera I use now, an Olympus Pen-F. Some of the Olympus lenses I have are weather-sealed but the body is not. I should have bought the OMD-EM1 mkII, it is weather-sealed, but it was $600 more than the Pen-F and I couldn't afford the extra at the time.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5dmarkii/5
10mm of rain for three minutes.

Not all of L lenses are weather sealed. My 70-200 F4 isn't. TS-E aren't. And those which are sealed are not sealed until filter is on.

 

[ruby.monkey]

You're welcome.

 

[Steve M.]

You and the camera don't have to actually be out in the rain to photograph it.

 

[Pfreddee]

A big thank you to all who replied!

With best regards,
Pfreddee(Stephen)

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I forgot to reply actually. 🙂

Konica off-road was made to work in dust and rain. I used it on rainy evening in Montreal.
Problem is in protective filter getting wet.

I also have SnapSight single mode camera in water case. Problem is scratched protecting filter.

Most effective camera for watery situation is GoPro Hero Session 5. It was on sale in 2017.

It has glass with water repelling lens screen. We have it in the snow, in the rain and in and out at pool and in the lake. Image always stays clean.
Its lens doesn't really need VF and doesn't produce too much of distortions.
It just not landscaper camera, it is people camera. For landscape large umbrella and camera in the bag in and out under umbrella will do.

 

[charjohncarter]

Problem is in protective filter getting wet.

I've had this problem with my Nikonos II, the drops show on the film.

 

[presspass]

Use a camera small enough to get under your raincoat, take it out to shoot, then tuck it back in. Don't try to change lenses. Buy a pack of cloth diapers and stick a couple in your pockets. They're designed to absorb moisture - duh - and are great for wiping drops off the camera and lens. Use a UV filter and a lens hood. Do not use compressed air to dry a camera and lens - that just forces the water into the works.

 

[Hatchetman]

two gallon ziplock bag, rubber bands, raincoat, boots.

 

[Mackinaw]

I've had this problem with my Nikonos II, the drops show on the film.

Oh yeah. If there are water droplets on the lens, they will show up on the image. I learned that the hard way (Nikonos V).

Jim B.

 

[giganova]

Michael Kenna has an assistant who holds an umbrella over him and the camera. I just bought an umbrella with a universe clamp that I clamp on the tripod.

 

[rangefinderlove123]

nikon f6

0987654321

 

[Fjäll]

Raincoat and diver camera alt. weather sealed camera + large lens hood. Umbrella if your prime has auto focus.

 

[David Hughes]

Yeah, this does the trick...

Konica Genbakantoku 28 WB


Regards, David


PS but how you get your name tag into the little window for it escapes me...

 

[Filter Factor]

For Fujifilm Instax, I recommend the waterproof cases that are available.


Cheers, Robert

 

[Roger Hicks]

DEEP lens hoods are important.

Cheers,

R.

 

[tunalegs]

whatever this guy was using:
Untitled by Berang Berang, on Flickr