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I like to take sailing photos from a power boat. At the moment I don't take my Canon 50D with a 28-135 lens out if the water is slightly rough because the camera may get splashed when we go over a wave or similar. I'm missing many good action shots during the rough weather. Is there any simple protection equipment for Canon cameras available short of an underwater housing?
Last edited by johnrogers45; 24-02-2011 at 4:19pm.
A clear plastic bag with a hole in it for the end of the lens to stick out from, together with a rubber band over the where the lens sticks out works very well, and is cheap and easy to get.
I've used this system in heavy downpours with no problems.
I then keep the camera and the fitted bag inside another plastic bag when I 'm not using the camera.
Sounds really cheap, but it works!
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Google "tenba rain cover rc18"
There's different sizes and they can vary in priice so shop around.
I have used mine several times and keep it in the bag all the time.
I've used plastic shopping bags and rubber bands, as mentioned - the white bags with handles are good as you can loosely knot the handles. I have now bought some 'camera raincoats' from ebay, they come 2 in a pack for around $10, are clear, and fit most cameras with a long lens fitted. They have a drawstring that goes over the lens. Just go into the Cameras section and enter raincoat in the search - there are lots of sellers.
EDITED TO ADD: Well, there were - I just went back to look and there is now only some dicky thing with a bracket which would not protect nearly as well IMHO. I found a similar one to mine here but it is dearer, $25.
Last edited by Analog6; 02-03-2011 at 1:24pm.
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It really depends on how much splash you're going to be dealing with
There's a product call rainsleeve out there that might be suitable for what you are doing. They are relatively cheap
The only experience I had with them is doing astrophotography, using them to keep condensation off the camera
Hope that helps.
Try here I just ordered the 2X rain cover.
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