Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Saturday, Saturday, January 23, 1999, Doug Herr wrote: > Has anyone used any sort of rain cover > over a long lens? Doug to steal from an old ad campaign..."Don't get mad...Get Glad." Use a garbage bag. I always carry 2 or three with me all the time. Use gaffer tape and tape the bag to the front of the lens hood and drape it back over the body. The tall kitchen kind leave plenty of room to do this with a 400 2.8. (To anyone out there who uses AF lenses BE SURE you do not tape the bag to a rotating front lens barrel...you will burn out your focusing motor faster than you can say expensive repair. I know some of the Canon front lens barrels rotate, and I think some of Nikon's do too) You can also tape the bag together under the lens near the monopod, but be aware that if you do this and rotate the camera you will tangle up the bag. I usually wear a ball cap then a poncho with the hood up to keep myself dry. The bill on the ball cap makes the poncho hood turn when I turn my head so I can see and it gives me a cover for the top of the camera when shooting so the finder stays dry. I have also learned to load the camera with my face very close as the bill also helps keep the inside back dry if done right. Of course if it is raining hard I use my Outdoor Research rain hat...looks like a gortex cowboy hat, kinda funny looking, but really keeps ya dry. Oh yeah it always helps to be shooting for someone who will foot the repair bills for water damage... Best regards, Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com