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Anonymous10/27/25, 18:08No.4478109
It will rain all week. How do you approach shooting outside in the rain? Do you trust the weather sealing?
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Anon10/27/25, 18:17No.4478110
if its light rain i just shoot as normal so long as my lens is weather sealed. if its heavy rain chances are I probably wont be standing in it anyway, but if I am, plastic bag.
>t. 5d2
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Anon10/27/25, 18:18No.4478111
Rain? That's cute.
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Anon10/27/25, 18:43No.4478117
Depends on camera, OM-5? Fuck it, we ball
5D IV? I'll probably dry it off every once and a whole le
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Anon10/27/25, 18:52No.4478119
Plastic bag...
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Anon10/27/25, 18:55No.4478120
Light rain isn't so bad. Medium or heavy rain will be an issue. Probably you should get a weather sealing bag. Though rain does make for some interesting shots, for example: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fFDTleFjRAE
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Anon10/27/25, 18:58No.4478121
I feel like if you're going to shoot often in the rain the best way of doing it would be to buy an ikelite or aquatech for whatever camera you have. Sure it's bulky but it'll be 10x better weather sealing than what you could get on any ILC camera on its own.
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Anon10/27/25, 20:41No.4478147
I never trust any electronics that claim to be weather sealed unless they are built specifically for going underwater. I also have some rain cover from Peak Design that feels like it's the same material as a wet suit, but it literally covers the whole thing and you have to essentially take the photo with the mindset of cropping later as you can't see the back screen or EVF.
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Anon10/27/25, 21:28No.4478161
The manual says not to shoot in the rain.
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Anon10/27/25, 23:00No.4478173
Plastic bag... literally no need for anything else and it weighs practically nothing.
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Anon10/27/25, 23:57No.4478188
>Do you trust the weather sealing?
Yes, but I'm also smart about how I use my gear in the rain. Snow or light to moderate rain, don't really think about it. Heavy + wet PWN rain, and I wipe off occasionally to be sure to not let too much accumulate just sitting on top. Sometimes use a half case, which I'm sure helps with side/bottom doors.
Only time I've been worried was a tropical rainstorm, where it was a pretty solid ~1hr of heavy downpour, but both bodies came out just fine.I've seen a lot of weather ripped cameras (decade working in camera shops), sometimes all it takes is one splash, even for something relatively robust. I've lost count on how many people shared stories of their Rebel getting fully dunked and working just fine.
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Anon10/28/25, 01:14No.4478211
Just use a fucking plastic bag and Google weather updates.
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Anon10/28/25, 12:45No.4478357
Canon90D - trust it so much id even risk submerging in in 1 m of water for 10sec to get a nice underwater pic.
My SIGMA 24mm ART lens is also same waterproofing.
Had issues with sand and water in greece. only issues is the selector wheel/ up, right, down, left button. more specifically the up button doesnt work till fully dried.
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Anon10/28/25, 13:51No.4478364
Could I just get away with not approaching rain? Will enough humidity still be an issue for something like the a6500?
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Anon10/28/25, 13:58No.4478367
this is what everyone gets for falling for the hybrid meme, how do you expect a camera to be weather sealed and still properly vent to shoot video
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Anon10/29/25, 12:32No.4478753
So what's the recommended absolutely any kind of weather camera? From typhoons to ice ages, a camera I can completely trust, what should I get?
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Anon10/29/25, 22:13No.4478833
I think the waterproof digicams like the TG series, WG and waterproof Lumixes are kino and make photography enjoyable
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Anon10/30/25, 03:31No.4478874
I want each and every anon asserting that phones can't be used for photography to show me one(1) photo they've taken in bad weather with their big boi cameras. Light drizzle doesn't count.
Challenge Mode: It's a good photo (impossible)
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Anon10/30/25, 07:26No.4478939
Don't be a sucka, get a Nikonos V.
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Anon10/30/25, 15:30No.4478999
Holy crap, when did Zach become based?
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Anon10/31/25, 11:17No.4479227
Weather sealing?
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Anon11/02/25, 14:06No.4479830
dont you want to be inside when it rains?
i only take photos when its sunny and pretty
i dont get this
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Anon11/02/25, 20:00No.4479927
Zach needs a trip. It is really that simple.
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Anon11/02/25, 20:27No.4479935
Finally got it figured out.
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Anon11/02/25, 20:49No.4479941
I now officially have a tripcode. ^^
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Anon11/02/25, 21:56No.4479963
I take the D4. It will be fine.