ALL: Which Rain cover to buy?

[dadoffourkids]

Any suggestions on a rain cover? I need to shoot high school football games.

I found these:

Porta Brace Rain Slicker for Panasonic AG-AC160
http://www.portabrace.com/products/cameras/compact-hd-cameras/476-rain-slickers-panasonic-compact-hd

camRade WS HPX250/AC130/AC160 wetSuit
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...C130_AC160_WS_HPX250_AC130_AC160_wetSuit.html

 

[rzr219]

They both look nice, tough choice. I like the camRade, but I use a Portabrace carrying bag. Either should do based on the specs for what you want, of as I sometimes use a big plastic bag, not pretty but it works quite well.

 

[shellant]

Hi There,
Here is my 2 cents.... I Have the AG-Ac160 and for an upcoming job wanted a rain cover. I went to B&H and got myself the Porta Brace

• (B&H # PORSAC160-Mfr# RS-AC160) Really nicely made but gotta tell you that if you wait until it starts raining to cover the camera you may be disappointed. I am no slouch when it comes to looking out for equipment and sometimes been accused of being a little too anal. So yes, there are situations where I would cover the camera before I start shooting because I see a little gray in the clouds on the way to location but mostly I have the wet weather cover in my camera bag and ready for when I feel those first few drops. That is when you'll wish that you just had a good plastic camera bag like this.. http://www.filmtools.com/small-camera-cover.html . I keep a couple of these bags in my kit always and if it really starts raining and you have to keep shooting, the bigger bags will cover the camera , tripod and you. Best part is you can cover up completely in about 5 seconds. I just up end the bag and drop it straight over the camera and tripod all the way to the ground. The lens is obscured by the plastic bag but Get a rubber band and a stretch it around the matte box keeping the plastic in front of the lens taught. Now get an exacto blade and carefully cut the plastic from inside the matte box. Unless the rain is coming straight at the camera , you are now totally waterproof and you can work inside the bag with the camera, keeping yourself dry as well.
• [FONT=Arial, sans-serif] I know that is away from your question and I am sorry but when my Porta Brace arrived , I spent the best part of 30 mins just trying to teach myself to get the cover on quickly in case of emergency. If I'm not going to start the day with the cover on , I will definitely go with my Plastic bag trick when it does start to rain, but if I do have 10 minutes at the beginning of the day then I would take the time to wrangle that sucker on and keep it on the camera in case it does rain. Just remember that even though the wet weather covers keep the cameras relatively dry, they do restrict the way you work with the camera a bit. It takes some getting used to how to get your hands and fingers to those buttons and knobs. [/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]You could also check this out I just went to www.kata-bags.us web page and did a search for covers and found one that you should also consider . http://www.kata-bags.us/Kata+Bag+Chooser/Video/Kata+Bag+Chooser+Video/16098335 Under select your equipment, wait for the HDV Cameras to become available then follow the selection options to get to your camera. [/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Again , sorry for getting a bit off topic but thought you would like to see my perspective.[/FONT]
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[rzr219]

So yes, there are situations where I would cover the camera before I start shooting because I see a little gray in the clouds on the way to location but mostly I have the wet weather cover in my camera bag and ready for when I feel those first few drops. That is when you'll wish that you just had a good plastic camera bag like this.. http://www.filmtools.com/small-camera-cover.html . I keep a couple of these bags in my kit always and if it really starts raining and you have to keep shooting, the bigger bags will cover the camera , tripod and you. Best part is you can cover up completely in about 5 seconds. I just up end the bag and drop it straight over the camera and tripod all the way to the ground. The lens is obscured by the plastic bag but Get a rubber band and a stretch it around the matte box keeping the plastic in front of the lens taught. Now get an exacto blade and carefully cut the plastic from inside the matte box. Unless the rain is coming straight at the camera , you are now totally waterproof and you can work inside the bag with the camera, keeping yourself dry as well.

I like your bag better than mine, I will be ordering a few to have in my camera bag. Thanks for the advice.

Robert

 

[shellant]

Your welcome Robert. Good luck
Tony