DIY Waterproofing

[Brett9917]

Hey guys,

I am going to flying to Jacksonville, Fl tomorrow, and realized the forecast is going to be windy and rainy. I emailed a few local places and am waiting for responses to see if they have anything that would just protect my camera from the elements. If nobody has any products, I was curious as if there were any good DIY ways. Even if it is just rubberbanding part of a trash bag around the body and the lens that would be fine. I would rather not leave my camera at home...

Thanks guys,
Brett

 

[BlueCorn]

A plastic bag works just fine. The camera can actually handle a fair amount of light spray without any issue. What you want to protect, is openings; battery door, memory card slot, cable connections.

I shoot in the rain all the time.

 

[Dino]

I find a 1 gallon ziplock bag works great provided I have a short lens on. Eventually I'll get around to actually making my own rain sleeve out of a rain coat and some draw strings and a little bit of time on the sewing machine.

 

[Misled]

Like Doug, I shoot in the rain all the time. You don't say what body you use, but most of the pro bodies can handle a bit of rain pretty well. I do keep it under a jacket if it's coming down hard, but normally I don't worry too much.

 

[Brett9917]

Sorry, I will be shooting with a Nikon D40, and mostly using my Sigma 70-300mm since it will be at a sporting even... hope this helps.

What it sounds like is, I can put the body in a plastic bag, to prevent the openings from being wet and just use the lens hood to keep the lens dry of rain spots??

 

[BlueCorn]

Yeah, that'll work fine.

I actually own a "storm jacket" from Vertex media and it's the most serviceable camera cover I've come across to this point. That said, most of the time I just use an umbrella or a plastic bag.

 

[Brett9917]

Thanks for the advice guys! I really appreciate... About time to head to the airport, hopefully I will post some good pics of the game when I get back!!

 

[Brett9917]

Well the Ziploc baggy worked alright!! It only rained for the tailgate and through the first quarter... Here are some pics from the game

Sorry, this was handheld... Didn't bring a tripod with me on the trip...

 

[Brett9917]

Sorry, double post...

 

[iceemn360]

you could always get a second system! (totally joking) haha

improbable but here's the "waterproof"!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNh3wLJydAI

 

[Brett9917]

Haha, well shoot, I could do that with my camera too... As long as I didn't have to prove that it still worked afterwords... you know like they did.