Impressive camera rain cover. Is light weight enough to carry around, yet sturdy enough to protect the camera and lens. Not sure I initially tightened the strap enough around my Sony a A7R IVA digital camera lens hood with 24 - 240 mm telephoto lens? Also need to use it more to decide if access to the telephoto lens ring will work without interference from the cover? Getting ready for a 25 day South America and Antarctica adventure this January with visits to Mendoza, Iguazu, Buenos Aires, Antarctica, Falkland Islands, and more. Expecting rain and misty conditions at Iguazu Falls, which is the reason I bought this cover. Read more
I tried one, liked it so much that I bought my own. Wthin its boundaries this is a great camera rain coat. It has its limitations - If your lens has a rotating front section, you need to make sure that the velcro is NOT tight, so that the front of the lens can rotate, without a lot of drag from the cover. - The clear plastic on the back is flexible, and not easy to see through, especially when the water drops are on it. I simply lift the back of he cover so that I can view directly into the eyepiece. Wearing a hat with a visor helps. - You NEED to be careful when you put your gear away. All the water on the cover will drain off, and you don't want it draining onto your camera. This is true for ALL camera rain covers. - If works in light to light-medium rain. It could, but I would not use it in heavier rain, because at that point the issue becomes ME, and how soaked I am getting. I am NOT going to risk damaging my personal gear in the RAIN. Discretion is the better part of valor. - I would NOT use it in head on wind driven rain, as the rain will be blown onto the front of the lens. And in a short time, the images will be useless. Those of you with glasses who have been in the rain know what I mean. I use it when I shoot soccer or lacrosse, with a 70-200. Read more
I got this rain cover because I do a lot of sports photography for my son's football team and they play in any weather. I got the cover two days ago and tried it out for the first time yesterday in light rain, so it went through trial by fire (or rain). I am using a Canon DSLR with the 70-200 zoom lens so it sticks out pretty far from the camera body. The rain cover fit over the while kit nicely with lots of interior room to spare and did what it was supposed to do: keep the camera dry. I'm only giving it 4 starts because of the following: - The clear plastic worked well most of the time, but unless it's flush against the viewfinder it can be hard to see through. If your camera has an LCD screen in back and you use that to frame your shots this may not be much of an issue, but I'm "old school" and like to use the viewfinder when I shoot. - Also, if your camera has a proximity detector that turns the display on and off when your eye comes near the viewfinder (as mine does) the plastic cover may fool the camera into thinking your eye is close when, in fact, it isn't. This got annoying a few times. - The Velcro strips used to hold the cover onto the lens were kind of awkward to get fitted and don't really fit flush against the lens when tied together. It did the job OK and when combined with the bungee cord it kept the cover snug against the lens barrel, so all good there. Perhaps I need to try it out when it's not raining to see if there's a better way to get the Velcro wrapped. - The sleeve holes took some getting used to to get my arms in and out when shooting. Eventually, I ended up just keeping my right (shutter) hand in the sleeve and put my left hand through the opening in the bottom to manage the lens zooming. It wasn't raining heavily so leaving the bottom zipper open didn't pose any risk to the camera. If it was a much wetter environment and I needed to keep the bottom zipper closed it may have been more awkward to use. Since this is the first rain cover I've ever used and I didn't get much time to practice with it before the shoot, some of this may just be due to my inexperience using it. My son has a lot more games coming up so I'm sure there will be a lot more chances to use it. The bottom line is that the cover kept the camera dry the whole game, and that's the most important thing. It appears well made and very sturdy and, with some practice, I'm sure it will be seeing a lot of use. Read more
I got this rain cover about 5 months ago and didn't particularly like it. It is huge and doesn't work well with short lenses or lenses that extend. That's a lot of lenses. But, I recently got the new Tamron 70-200 G2 lens. The lens is a fixed ~8IN long, which is perfect for this rain cover. I took it out in a downpour this evening and it worked like a champ. My Canon 80D and the G2 are both weather sealed, but I wouldn't take them out in the rain without the rain cover. Too much water, then you are dealing with fungus (I assume, since I don't ever plan to let that happen). In any event, the rain cover did well. The camera/lens stayed dry. Its probably obvious, but I used the lens hood. That combo not only kept the camera and lens dry, but not even a drop got on the glass. Eventually my hands got moist, but I still had my arms attached to my hands, so water is going to eventually get there. The second most important point is I could still use the camera easily-- though live view was better than the viewfinder. To stress it a bit, I tried video. I expected a huge muffling sound, but that was overwhelmed by the rain drop sounds. Overall, this is a great product at a low price. Even if you only use it once a year, if you have a 70-200 lens (Canon, Nikon, Tamron, Sigma) it would be a good idea to have on hand. Read more
