Shooting in the rain

Anco

Senior Member
So I'm off on a holiday to a tropical area tomorrow and I was just wondering if anyone out there had tested the weather resistance of the D610 with the kit 24-85 lens? I'm going to assume nobody is swimming with it, but has anyone out there been shooting in the rain, either intentionally or caught out trying catch some shots of the storm approaching?
It's not the wet season there, so I'm hoping I won't have to worry about it but at the same time, if the dramatic weather comes....well... I like those kind of photos ;)
 

SkvLTD

Senior Member
If its some light sprinkle, go for it, but keep it off of the lens. External zoom + water never sounds like a great idea for all the right reasons.
 

Anco

Senior Member
Thanks guys for the input, I got back today and fortunately not a single drop of rain for the week I was there.
Nice YouTube video, not sure I'll ever have enough spare cash to test my equipment like that. Doesn't really tell you whether or not its still working a week later or what condition the lens is now in. I wanna see him use a hammer now to see if it's shock proof
 

SkvLTD

Senior Member
Just watched that, and, I guarantee that 24-85 will croak sooner than later in that kind of "downpour," especially if you actually zoom around.
 

PTphoto

Senior Member
My experience with using my D600 and the Nikkor 28-300 VRII AF-S lens in light rain for a couple hours shooting glaciers in Alaska resulted in no problems for lens or camera. The main problem was keeping droplets off the front of the lens. I'd keep the camera under my jacket, and when taking pics would pull a dry microfiber cloth out for a lens wipe, then shoot. Some shots still had drops visible because even with a lens hood, the rain would get to the glass quickly.

Some shots from that day, first one showing drops.
AK-0653 .jpg

And another taken in the rain to show that you can take pics in the rain with the D600/610!
AK-0650 Glacier Bay National Park view bird.jpg
 

STM

Senior Member
Something you might try in the future is cut a hole in a 1 gallon baggie slightly smaller than the diameter of the lens. Catch the baggie between the lens and the hood or filter to secure it or you can use some waterproof tape. You can leave the zip lock part of the baggie open to access the camera and controls.

I should come up with and patent an invention that mounts a small umbrella to your camera or lens!

Crap! Someone beat me to it!!

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