C300: Custom Rain Cover

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DDirector

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I want to make a custom made rain cover for my C300 & rig.
I have a large piece of clear vinyl and want to use that or mainly that as my rain cover.

I just need to figure out how to make it work around the mattebox (without the flags) and the rear viewfinder. And how to sew it.
For tripod & Shoulder Mount. So, bottom should be open for the most part.
The cover can attach to the mattebox by the thumb screws located at the front of the mattebox. Two on the top and sides. The ones that hold the flags.

This is the rig I have. The LCD monitor is currently at the top angled down. For now it will stay like this. But I may buy a Tilta EVF mount to move is lower and more to the left so its in front of me as its too high up now.

I may also attach the Deity Loup onto it in the future and will want to be able to use that with the cover. But since I dont have it now, I dont need to worry about it. I'll just make another cover if I have to.

C300 Rig.jpg

This is the clear vinyl material:
clear-vinyl-tarps-fabrics_400x400.jpg
 
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Andrius Simutis said:
No real advice on how to make the rain cover, just a request to share your results! I'm curious to hear how it works out.
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Sure..
I've gone ahead and started designing it. Was hoping on some advice but Ive just gone through many trial an errors and browsing through the web a lot.
I started with garbage bags cut out to the shape of the rain cover. I got a rough idea how it will work/look. But I'll do another pass at it to get more accurate measurements.

I also tested and purchased some waterproof materials.
I'll update you guys when I'm done... Hopefully I can even finish it. lol
The sewing will be a bit difficult. But I need to have one within this week or the following week.
 
Does anyone know of a place locally (I'm from Oakville) so not too far away, that can sew this stuff for me?
It's not that complicated of a job but we're not pros at this. So I'd prefer someone with experience to do it.

Anyone know someone who can do this relatively quickly?
 
DDirector said:
Does anyone know of a place locally (I'm from Oakville) so not too far away, that can sew this stuff for me?
It's not that complicated of a job but we're not pros at this. So I'd prefer someone with experience to do it.

Anyone know someone who can do this relatively quickly?
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Vist a store that sells Fabric. They usually have the numbers of people locally who do that type work.
 
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