Rain Cover needed to shoot Motocross?

Slimothy

Slimothy

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Hello,
A few of my friends are professional Freestyle MotoCross Riders (The same style they do at the X-Games) and they want me to start filming for an upcoming video. I am worried about alot of dust being kicked up. Would a raincover be the best way to ensure that this won't be a problem? Or is there a whole seperate device to protect against dust. Thanks, Tim.
 
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Hey Slimothy,
I do a lot of filming like the type your describing. My brother owns a XR50 aftermarket parts company, so I do a lot of dirtbike filming. I also do a lot of Desert filming, and I am in the process of putting together a Glamis video, ...so I am very used to the 'sand' problem. I was out there this Thanksgiving weekend, and all I used was a large piece of plastic wrap (Got it from the protective mattress cover in our new weekend worrior) I enclosed my camera with this material, using electrical tape to seal off sides and what not... I also used a clear filter just to protect the lens. This worked real good, and I had no problems with sand/dust.

...But, if you want to spend $ on it, then I would recommend the Porta Brace rain slicker

Were are you filming? any riders I might know?
 
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Thanks alot man. One of the guys who I will be working with (Who is the one putting out the video) owns a freestyle motocross clothing shop out here: Apple Valley Ca. He will pay for the proper protective gear for my camera, I was just making sure a rain cover would do it. :)

The riders I'm mainly focusing on right now are Joey Compise, Zach Oliver, Shawn Highland etc. Have you heard of them. Shawn is in the Metal Mulisha and Joey is an up and coming rider that is also seen with them alot. Tim.
 
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dont bother with those $$$$ covers, i use a plastic trash bag, they work great and they are cheap even when i'm shooting 35mm.
 
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Do you just kinda poke your lens hood through the bag? Doesn't that leave your lens exposed to the dirt still? I'm going to be getting pretty close and don't want dust/dirt getting all over my camera, even with a lens cover on. Do you think a trash bag would work for this? thanks, Tim.
 
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[quote author=NickMilo link=board=Links;num=1101777428;start=0#1 date=11/30/04 at 02:38:38]I am in the process of putting together a Glamis video[/quote]

I miss those dunes. When I lived in AZ we used to head over there a couple of times a year. Ate a lot of sand during those sessions.

Very cool setting for some video.
 
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[quote author=NickMilo link=board=Links;num=1101777428;start=0#1 date=11/30/04 at 02:38:38]I used was a large piece of plastic wrap[/quote]

Yes, that has worked well for me. I've filmed in some dusty conditions without any problems by using a clear plastic poncho. Taped the neck opening around the front of the camera, Tighed the bottom in a knot to seal it. Then accessed the camera through the sleeves.

Also, watch out for moisture within whatever you use to enclose the camera.
 
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[quote author=Hans link=board=Links;num=1101777428;start=0#6 date=11/30/04 at 17:39:18]Ate a lot of sand during those sessions.[/quote]

;D ...yea, tel me about it... I'm not sure if you know who Andrew Buck is from Buckshot Racing, but we duning it up this weekend and I got some awesone on-board footage. We were moshing and and I got sand-blasted so many times from his paddles throwing up such a big roost, by the time we were done I was covered in sand and my face was red as hell. I was all smiles though because the stuff looked awesome on film.
 
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Hey Derek,
Your stuff looks real good! Do you shoot the Huevos Grande films? If so, massive props, i'm not into quads that much, but I love the series. Do you ever shoot out in glamis, or elsinore? I got a lot of good quad stuff this weekend, a lot of guys were launching it, and there were some guys doing street-bike freestyle quad type tricks at the hill (Like handstand/backwards wheelies, reverse burnouts and what not...)
 
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I went to a local sporting good shop and purchased some clear rain ponchos for $1.99 each. With camera on tri-pod just drape the rain poncho over the camera and tri-pod. The lens looks out of the hood and you can reach up through the arms holes to work the camera controls. If you get a clear poncho, you can even use the side view finder.

You will need to tape the hood shut around the sunshade so that mud does not travel into the poncho. :o

Ray
 
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