Gary Sconce
Veteran
I have made nothing new here, but I thought some would benefit from the cheapo HVX raincover Matt Sconce and I made for the SLEEPER film shoot. We needed a sturdy raincover to stop what amounted to a rainstorm, + firehosed water shot into the set. The cover worked extremely well, handheld and on tripod for nearly 9 hours with nary a drip into the camera. Just a good, dumb old raincoat for a camera. :cheesy:
Materials:
>Good quality rubberized nylon raincoat, (green)
>Source for clear thick polypropolene type plastic (We found a quilt bag that had carried a new quilt for a queen size bed)
Shoe Goo
An old wet suit material mouse pad
Industrial strength velcro (from True Value... Amazing stuff!)
Tools:
Scissors
Popsicle stick to apply goo
Tape measure
Sharpie black pen
1 - Take rain coat and slide HVX (or DVX) down arm until the lens cover seems to start to get tight in the arm. Back off camera up arm 1 inch and mark with sharpie inside where the bottom of the lens is.
2 - Cut off front of arm end as shown in the diagrams
3 - Cut mouse pad as shown in diagram. Don't forget to cut out the notch where the pad intersects the front of the HVX on the speaker area.
4 - Shoe goo in pad as shown. (When shoe gooing, realize that the goo needs time to set up to get totally hard so be patient on this part. 24 hours is good.)
5 - Cut off back of raincoat as shown in diagram measurements.
6 - Cut out rectangle hole where controls of camera and monitor are.
7 - Cut out corner of clear plastic scrounged from whatever. Shoe goo clear plastic onto raincoat around rectangular cut hole. An alternative is to first shoe goo the clear plastic, let it dry, and THEN cut out the rectangular hole.
8 - Put on industrial strength velcro to pull down the shoulder material. Under no circumstances will you cut this back here as it must remain sealed to the entrance of water all the way down the back. Velcro the bottom back. Match cut a tiny hole in the bottom to fit to your tripod mount if mounting on something.
9 - Let all dry, add goo as necessary, check for leaks with a top water shower. This coat is NOT meant to stop water from below the camera... it is a raincoat, not a waterproof housing.
10 - Use with your HVX or DVX. Always be careful... you know what you paid for these cameras!
rogar-BigGrin(DBG)
Pics:
Side View, Front View, Top View pics:
Materials:
>Good quality rubberized nylon raincoat, (green)
>Source for clear thick polypropolene type plastic (We found a quilt bag that had carried a new quilt for a queen size bed)
Shoe Goo
An old wet suit material mouse pad
Industrial strength velcro (from True Value... Amazing stuff!)
Tools:
Scissors
Popsicle stick to apply goo
Tape measure
Sharpie black pen
1 - Take rain coat and slide HVX (or DVX) down arm until the lens cover seems to start to get tight in the arm. Back off camera up arm 1 inch and mark with sharpie inside where the bottom of the lens is.
2 - Cut off front of arm end as shown in the diagrams
3 - Cut mouse pad as shown in diagram. Don't forget to cut out the notch where the pad intersects the front of the HVX on the speaker area.
4 - Shoe goo in pad as shown. (When shoe gooing, realize that the goo needs time to set up to get totally hard so be patient on this part. 24 hours is good.)
5 - Cut off back of raincoat as shown in diagram measurements.
6 - Cut out rectangle hole where controls of camera and monitor are.
7 - Cut out corner of clear plastic scrounged from whatever. Shoe goo clear plastic onto raincoat around rectangular cut hole. An alternative is to first shoe goo the clear plastic, let it dry, and THEN cut out the rectangular hole.
8 - Put on industrial strength velcro to pull down the shoulder material. Under no circumstances will you cut this back here as it must remain sealed to the entrance of water all the way down the back. Velcro the bottom back. Match cut a tiny hole in the bottom to fit to your tripod mount if mounting on something.
9 - Let all dry, add goo as necessary, check for leaks with a top water shower. This coat is NOT meant to stop water from below the camera... it is a raincoat, not a waterproof housing.
10 - Use with your HVX or DVX. Always be careful... you know what you paid for these cameras!
rogar-BigGrin(DBG)Pics:
Side View, Front View, Top View pics:
