I've done quite a bit of it Dan, alongside the D2X. The normal care I give the D2X works just fine with the D300, though I'm at pains to avoid more than casual wetting with any camera. I shot without mishap for three days in the rain on a recent industrial, though I was careful throughout.
Here's my long established procedure:
Pick up a handful of rubber bands and a box of 2-gallon ziploc bags. They're the giant oversized models and not easy to find sometimes.
Mount a lens hood on each lens. On or off the tripod, open the bag and slip it over the camera and lens and push the lens into the lower corner of the bag. Cut the corner of the bag off just large enough to slip the lens hood through. Use a rubber band to hold it in place on the lens hood with the remainder of the bag extending back over the body.
Those bags are big enough to cover lens and body up through my 300 f/4 while still leaving room for you to reach in and work with the lens and camera controls. In between shooting sessions you can pop on the lens cap and zip closed the back of the bag.
When using multiple lenses and having the luxury of space, I'll have a bag on each lens for convenience and speed.
Before entering a warm home or car, dry off any moisture that still reaches the body and lenses, then squeeze out the extra air and seal them in intact ziplocs before taking them into the warm place. Allow them to warm completely before opening the bags, in order to avoid condensation on the exterior and interior of lenses and bodies.
Posted by Larry Fischer on November 18, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Hank's reply is superb.
The only thing I would add is the newer lenses have rubber seals which helps if you get caught without the bagsn. The older lenses are going to have a propensity to allow moisture to penetrate where they meet the body.
the fisch
Posted by Kent Staubus on November 18, 2009 at 9:45 PM
I routinely shoot in driving blizzards with mine. A month a go I was shooting in a pouring rain with camera often uncovered. I did fry one of my SB-28 flash in that rain though.
I was out shooting in the yard late one afternoon with my D300, when I heard the phone ring from the house. One thing led to another and I forgot about my camera, 600mm lens and tripod out in the yard. That night it POURED rain. (We never get rain here, except for THAT night of course). In the morning I noticed my camera out in the yard, brought the whole thing inside and toweled it off. Everything worked fine. It was also very clean.
Posted by Luke Ormand on November 19, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Charlie - aren't you the guy who drowned TWO Nikon's on a trip to Hawaii? What's with your photogear and water?
Posted by Dan Baumbach on November 19, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Discussion
6 repliesThanks in advance for your answers.
- Dan
Here's my long established procedure:
Pick up a handful of rubber bands and a box of 2-gallon ziploc bags. They're the giant oversized models and not easy to find sometimes.
Mount a lens hood on each lens. On or off the tripod, open the bag and slip it over the camera and lens and push the lens into the lower corner of the bag. Cut the corner of the bag off just large enough to slip the lens hood through. Use a rubber band to hold it in place on the lens hood with the remainder of the bag extending back over the body.
Those bags are big enough to cover lens and body up through my 300 f/4 while still leaving room for you to reach in and work with the lens and camera controls. In between shooting sessions you can pop on the lens cap and zip closed the back of the bag.
When using multiple lenses and having the luxury of space, I'll have a bag on each lens for convenience and speed.
Before entering a warm home or car, dry off any moisture that still reaches the body and lenses, then squeeze out the extra air and seal them in intact ziplocs before taking them into the warm place. Allow them to warm completely before opening the bags, in order to avoid condensation on the exterior and interior of lenses and bodies.
The only thing I would add is the newer lenses have rubber seals which helps if you get caught without the bagsn. The older lenses are going to have a propensity to allow moisture to penetrate where they meet the body.
the fisch
Kent in SD
- Dan.