Sport photography tip: Rain cover for camera and lens
Sunday 17 December 2023, 17:17 by Nico Delmeire | 2,803 views | 2 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Over the past few months, you may have regularly stood on the sidelines in the rain as a sports photographer. You can of course prepare for this, but even in summer you can never be completely sure that it will stay dry.
There are rain covers for your camera and lens. These can simply be basic plastic covers. Always take them with you. You can pull them over your lens and then hang them over the body, securing them with the
viewfinder if necessary.
It works differently from what you are used to without the cover: less smoothly and also less comfortably. However, if water gets into your lens or camera, you will be in much greater trouble.
These covers often come in a very small package. So you can easily take them with you in your bag or wheeled case. Make sure you always have one in your bag in case it unexpectedly starts to rain.
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2 comments
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guest wrote on Wednesday 20 December 2023 at 16:02 | replyI already have a rain cover.
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MacBigfoot wrote on Saturday 6 January 2024 at 23:28
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I’m curious what people think about weather resistant cameras: then you no longer need to hold back.
Translated from Dutch.
Here’s an interesting practical test of a number of cameras:
https://www.imaging-resource.com/articles/2017-weather-testing-nikon-d850-vs-sony-a7riii-canon-5div-olympus-e-m1II
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