Posted by Lisa Cuchara on February 16, 2008 at 2:48 AM
At the PhotoExpo at the Javits center this Fall I saw a great new rain cover for SLRs. We have a very cumbersome rain cover and we have used garbage bags and even those 99 cent rain ponchos, but this one was different.
It allowed you to put it on ahead of time. It kind of sat there at the end rolled up (like sort sort of "protection") if you thought that it might rain and then unroll it if you needed it. The system we use now is OK but cumbersome. I tohught that I had picked up a brochure but cannot find it and cannot remember who make it.
I use a Kata now and it's OK but this was better. Can anyone help me?
We are going to FL in March and I wanted it before then.
Thanks,
Lisa
Posted by Jack Heinemann on February 16, 2008 at 1:01 PM
The rain gear you saw is probably the new line that Think Tank just came out with. Check at www.thinktankphoto.com - you'll see it on the homepage.
Regards,
Jack Heinemann
I got the Think Tank rain cover for my birthday and tried it out in a blizzard here over the weekend. Generally, it worked very well. A few notes and comments:
1. The part that covers the camera body is a little baggy, and can slip down, making it hard to read stuff on both the top display and back display of my Olympus E-3. You can lift it up from the inside but it can be awkward. This may just be a downside to the Olympus system, which generally has smaller camera bodies. Obviously, you need some room to get at controls, but there's too much room.
2. Perhaps because of the baggy fit and the colder temperatures (c. 25 F to 30F), I had some slight fogging on the inside of those transparent windows. Not bad, but a bit. Not enough to be dangerous to the camera.
3. For two years now I have used a sock with the toe cut out to hold hand warmer(s) against the body of my 300mm lens in colder temperatures. I'm pleased to report that the hand warmers fit in the space around the lens body cover perfectly.
4. The sleeves worked perfectly; at least at the moderate temperatures I was in, it was warm enough in there that I didn't need gloves.
5. Despite snow piling up on the cover at several places, there was no leakage anywhere. The camera and lens were effectively protected.
The product works as advertised. Can't speak to durability, but otherwise, this is a useful bit of equipment. Thanks to Jack for pointing me at it.
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2 repliesIt allowed you to put it on ahead of time. It kind of sat there at the end rolled up (like sort sort of "protection") if you thought that it might rain and then unroll it if you needed it. The system we use now is OK but cumbersome. I tohught that I had picked up a brochure but cannot find it and cannot remember who make it.
I use a Kata now and it's OK but this was better. Can anyone help me?
We are going to FL in March and I wanted it before then.
Thanks,
Lisa
Regards,
Jack Heinemann
1. The part that covers the camera body is a little baggy, and can slip down, making it hard to read stuff on both the top display and back display of my Olympus E-3. You can lift it up from the inside but it can be awkward. This may just be a downside to the Olympus system, which generally has smaller camera bodies. Obviously, you need some room to get at controls, but there's too much room.
2. Perhaps because of the baggy fit and the colder temperatures (c. 25 F to 30F), I had some slight fogging on the inside of those transparent windows. Not bad, but a bit. Not enough to be dangerous to the camera.
3. For two years now I have used a sock with the toe cut out to hold hand warmer(s) against the body of my 300mm lens in colder temperatures. I'm pleased to report that the hand warmers fit in the space around the lens body cover perfectly.
4. The sleeves worked perfectly; at least at the moderate temperatures I was in, it was warm enough in there that I didn't need gloves.
5. Despite snow piling up on the cover at several places, there was no leakage anywhere. The camera and lens were effectively protected.
The product works as advertised. Can't speak to durability, but otherwise, this is a useful bit of equipment. Thanks to Jack for pointing me at it.