Umbrella. But it does make it difficult to hold everything at once. I keep waiting for the backpack umbrella. I'm sure there probably is one. If there isn't, there should be!
Umbrella. But it does make it difficult to hold everything at once. I keep waiting for the backpack umbrella. I'm sure there probably is one. If there isn't, there should be!
I was going to suggest the exact same thing! Plenty useful up here in Seattle :)
As far as shooting tips go, consider getting down low to catch colored lights reflecting on the wet ground.
Umbrella. But it does make it difficult to hold everything at once. I keep waiting for the backpack umbrella. I'm sure there probably is one. If there isn't, there should be!
Another nod for the Optech covers. I've used them in blowing sand, as well as everything betwee and including rain and snow. Kinda wonky using a flash with them, but you can get it done.
Another nod for the Optech covers. I've used them in blowing sand, as well as everything betwee and including rain and snow. Kinda wonky using a flash with them, but you can get it done.
I've shot with my 5d and 16-35L in some pretty heavy downpours and it's been fine but for £6 I'd have prefered one of those covers
He he, have to admit I have pushed the envelope letting my 5D2 and several lenses get pretty wet. I have learned though that you should not touch the quick toggle joystick button while wet as it is the weakest point in the so called weather sealing. Thought I lost my camera a couple of times ( at least some controls) by pushing that wet button but fortunately everything came back once it dried out a bit. Supposedly the weather sealing is much better on the Mark III.
No need for anything special. I often take my camera on to the streets when it's wet, the only difference is instead of holding the camera all the time, I keep it in a easy acces waterproof shoulder bag. The time it takes to get it out and shoot has never harmed my camera, if it's not torrential rain, I keep my hand inside the bag with the flap over it. Of course you could also just use an umbrella, I do this quite often, you can easily hold the umbrella with both hands and still shoot, nothing will ever beat a decent umbrella on the street in the rain.
Another nod for the Optech covers. I've used them in blowing sand, as well as everything betwee and including rain and snow. Kinda wonky using a flash with them, but you can get it done.
I had seen those, but it adds so much bulk for if I'm not shooting with a flash that it's a bit cumbersome. With the normal ones, I can fit a 28-70 along with an SB900, both of which are pretty large. No way that's going to work with an 80-200, however. Either way, they do lock on pretty nicely and securely.
