budclem Loc: orcutt, ca

I bought the camera cover after seeing an ad in a camera mag. Disappointed that even though it showed a pic being taken with the cover on it's not designed to do so.
Sending it back and looking for another that I can take to sea and use.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

Are you talking about the ones that Peak Design sell?

budclem Loc: orcutt, ca

Yes "Shell" waterproof camera cover.
If you look at You Tube the directions to use show very limited use when covered.
I want to take it to the Channel Islands off of Santa Barbara and if I see and shots while going or coming I need to be able to adjust camera settings etc at sea.
Bud

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

From what I have seen over the years all covers are a bitch to use, but some do the job For a Price.
The best I have found I think is put out by Weather Tech its a plastic sleeve that covers the camera and up to a 70-200 zoom, you put your arm inside from the bottom and can adjust the "little wheels" (if your hands aren't too big).
$6.95 for a 2 pack..

budclem Loc: orcutt, ca

Thanks for the assistance I googled weather tech and only got floor mats etc .Have you a web site. Thanks

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Looks like they no longer exist.
Try B&H photo Ruggard RC-P185F rain cover

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

Actually it's not weather tech it's OptiTech and they have nice web site. I have used one of their covers in Alaska last fall and it worked until I walked in the woods. It snagged on trees and was torn off almost immediately. I have gone to the heavy duty one even though I have not had a chance to try it out. With 5-6 K in equipment, the 130 seemed like a good investment.

budclem Loc: orcutt, ca

They exist under "weather tech camera covers.
Many responses Just have to wade thru. Thanks Bud

blackest Loc: Ireland

Depends on how much protection you need but a large freezer bag can work. Along with a couple of cokin P filter hoods.

You can put a uv filter on your lens and add a cokin P filter holder adapter these generally come in sets to fit different lenses they are a metal disk which slips into the filter holder you cut a hole in to the plastic bag and attach it to the filter hood makes life easier if you get 2 hoods (they stack) and sandwich between the 2 hoods. The hood keeps the plastic off the lens and allows the lens to rotate freely for focus and zoom even a rotating front element is not a problem since the disc is free to rotate in the holder.

The optek rain sleeves have a hole which you can slip behind the viewfinder, make your own hole :) Or use live view and or auto focus.

You might use some ptfe tape between the uv filter and the cokin disk you might find some water might seep around the glass in the filter. Some cameras have underwater housing but they can be very expensive. There are some bag type designs with a porthole that are designed for use in say 5 meters deep water.

for my needs having a weather sealed body I was mainly interested in keeping the lens dry and also the lens mount was a potential leak point so I slid a large o ring onto the lens mounted it and rolled it back to sit between the lens and the body. Good enough for rain I think, but not under a waterfall.

filter holder & hood