Protection Rain Umbrella

Darryl Roberts

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Hi,

I plan on doing some photography in stormy weather. Can you recommend a protection from rain umbrella? I'm shooting with a 4x5 Chamonix view camera. I.e. something that can attach to my tripod? I won't have a case, I use an umbrella.

Thank you.

Darryl
 
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Chuck1

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Don't mount it to the tripod. A breeze could do a lot of damage.
If there are tree's around a blue tarp is light and easy
 

MurrayMinchin

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I attach a child's rain poncho to my focusing cloth. The snaps meant for a persons neck fit perfectly around the shutter mechanism of the lens I have, which results in the collar of the poncho hanging just past the front element of the lens.

Have used this setup in rain so hard it was bouncing off the ground higher than my ankles.
 

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I use a waterproof darkcloth made by Paramo. It has zippers so it can be opened into a sheet, and used to cover the entire camera if need be.
 

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I use a tarp if I plan to stick around for the correct light. This is mostly to keep snow or rain out of my back pack.

Now if you can tell me how to keep snowflakes of the lens, that would be great.
 

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Kilgallb said:
I use a tarp if I plan to stick around for the correct light. This is mostly to keep snow or rain out of my back pack.

Now if you can tell me how to keep snowflakes of the lens, that would be great.
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Most lens hoods are the type with concentric ridges machined on the inside, so buy a lens cap that will grip on the inside of the hood, or a cap that can slip over the outside. On the other hand you could use a B+W MRC clear filter that can be dried quickly and won't be damaged by absorbent cloths or even a tee-shirt. In the woods or even the open landscape rain and snow can come down with other things, like pollen or even sand (in the UK at certain times of year we often get sand blown over from the Sahara Desert coming down with rain, not to mention clouds of tree pollen in the Spring!), so for myself I wouldn't use a lens cloth on a bare lens which could become contaminated.
 
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