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    Keep a camera dry?

    Just been taking some shots in the rain and my camera got quite wet. Is there any easy way to keep the lens and main body dry?

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    was just dicussing this on another forum. we came to the conclusion that most of us had shot in the rain and as long as you wipe off excess then its pretty safe. otherwise its time for a bag and some duck tape and a nice big lens hood.

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    I seem to remeber bodging a device from a skylite filter and a ziplock bag
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    What's the best way to clean the lens then after rain gets on it?

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    pop a UV filter on it and clean that instead. i use a lens cloth.

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    I tend to try and avoid shooting in the rain... Not because i'm worried about the cam' getting damaged, but because I find it hard to get anything without great big splodges of rain - especially as I tend to shoot upward.

    If i'm forced to I tend to just try and find some sort of shelter. Spent a while shooting from under a bridge, cos' it was snowing today! ;o

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    umbrella ftw!

    clear plastic bag with a hole cut in for the lens

    and use a lens cloth for rain drops

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