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[OM] Re: Taking photos in rainy, wet weather

Subject: [OM] Re: Taking photos in rainy, wet weather
From: "Jez Cunningham" <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:28:33 +0100
But if you're using a pinhole lens you're in trouble...
br
jez

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Dacey" <adacey@xxxxxxxxx>
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Taking photos in rainy, wet weather
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:45:22 -0300

> 
> 
> On 9/21/05, Jerry Smith <proud_texan63@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >    Hello,
> >
> >  Mostly lurking here now, came up for a quick breathe. I was 
> > wondering what the best, different ways, to try to waterproof your 
> > camera and gear in rainy, wet conditions? Conditions could be from 
> > a mist to hurracane force rain. Tia for all your help. Going back 
> > under now...
> 
> Aside from AG's recomendations I've used a ziploc bag (or similar
> non-trademarked resealable plastic bag product) in the past. Put body
> with lens into bag. Start to screw a filter onto the lens from the
> outside of the bag, this will mark where the lens goes and the size of
> the opening. Remove the camera from the bag and cut out the circle
> you've marked. Cut in the inside of the line leaving some excess. Put
> camera back in bag, position lens at the opening you cut and screw the
> filter back on, the excess you left should hold the bag in place.
> 
> If you're using an automatic camera with buttons you can seal up the
> bag and operate the camera throug the plastic. For a manual camera you
> can open up the bag and operate it but then the shower cap trick
> probably makes more sense. The ziploc solution is great for doing a
> pretty decent job of sealing up the camera but it's really only good
> for if all the lenses you're going to use take the same size filter
> (but you're not too likely to change lenses in really driving wind).

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