Photographers need to avoid the "Color Runs" like the plague!!
Oct 27, 2014 18:01:25 #
The "Color Runs" are running events like marathons and half marathons where spectators throw balloon like objects filled with colored chalk at the participants and each other along the course. This chalk can get into and ruin photographers lenses, bodies and equipment to the point where it can not be cleaned out.
Most of the professional event photographers and most of the lens/camera renters are refusing to allow their equipment at or near any of these events. This has caused the event producers to make wild pleas for photographers.. Everyone needs to be wary of this because the event producers will not pay for your repairs, the insurance companies are refusing to cover equipment at these events and leaving amateurs and start-up professional photographers taking the jobs, not realizing that their equipment will be ruined.
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/05/how-to-ruin-your-gear-in-5-minutes-without-water
Protect yourself and don't take your equipment to one of these events. If you want to shoot it, use an inexpensive point and shoot... I wouldn't even subject my cell phone to this.
Most of the professional event photographers and most of the lens/camera renters are refusing to allow their equipment at or near any of these events. This has caused the event producers to make wild pleas for photographers.. Everyone needs to be wary of this because the event producers will not pay for your repairs, the insurance companies are refusing to cover equipment at these events and leaving amateurs and start-up professional photographers taking the jobs, not realizing that their equipment will be ruined.
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/05/how-to-ruin-your-gear-in-5-minutes-without-water
Protect yourself and don't take your equipment to one of these events. If you want to shoot it, use an inexpensive point and shoot... I wouldn't even subject my cell phone to this.
Oct 27, 2014 18:06:01 #
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Oct 28, 2014 05:40:29 #
Agree in spades. Just a ridiculous and dangerous event. I'll never go back.
Oct 28, 2014 06:30:51 #
I had read about this issue after being asked to photograph a photo-op for a color event. I used my telephoto lens to stay far enough away, but close enough to get as much impact of the color as all the participants threw the dye into the air. Later that evening, I found red dye on the outside of my lens and camera body. My 3 week old Nikon has a permanent "scar" from the event. No other damage was done, fortunately! No more color events for me.
Oct 28, 2014 07:27:59 #
Just use an all weather camera like the drop proof, waterproof, freezeproof cameras.
I have a Fuji XP30 and it does a great job under water so no problem with a bit of flour!
I have a Fuji XP30 and it does a great job under water so no problem with a bit of flour!
Oct 28, 2014 07:34:07 #
I wonder what those folks' lungs look like after inhaling all that color dust
Oct 28, 2014 08:23:55 #
fstops1957
Loc: New Hampshire
Covered one after receiving a freelance "race event" assignment. Will never do it again. In addition to camera cleaning my Think Tank system and rain gear all suffered. Hate to think of inhaling all that colored powder especially breathing hard while on the run.
Oct 28, 2014 08:39:10 #
RJM wrote:
Just use an all weather camera like the drop proof, waterproof, freezeproof cameras.
I have a Fuji XP30 and it does a great job under water so no problem with a bit of flour!
I have a Fuji XP30 and it does a great job under water so no problem with a bit of flour!
Flour would be fine. this is granulated dye. I wouldn't use any camera that I cant afford to throw away when done.
Oct 28, 2014 09:16:25 #
dcampbell52 wrote:
The "Color Runs" are running events like... (show quote)
They still make disposable 35mm cameras.
Don't know what to do about that stuff in your lungs.
Oct 28, 2014 09:19:08 #
dcampbell52 wrote:
Flour would be fine. this is granulated dye. I wouldn't use any camera that I cant afford to throw away when done.
And its not just what drifts into your gear. Unfortunately, too many people, both participants and volunteers, thinks it's funny to throw hands full of the dye directly at runners, bystanders--both adults and children--and photographers. Just a disaster.
Oct 28, 2014 09:35:21 #
Hopefully if no one visually promotes by taking pictures of them, these -- idiotic, like most new fads these days -- "Color Events" they'll just die away like Pet Rocks.
Glad to get the warning though!
Glad to get the warning though!
Oct 28, 2014 13:56:06 #
dcampbell52 wrote:
The "Color Runs" are running events like... (show quote)
Thank you for this information. Greatly appreciated.
Oct 28, 2014 15:08:43 #
I rarely have that problem since I avoid anyplace where girls are scantily dressed since I usually wind up bringing one home and my wife threatens to kick me out AGAIN❗️
And one of these days she may actually be serious. 😱
So, no color runs for me.
SS
And one of these days she may actually be serious. 😱
So, no color runs for me.
SS
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