Suggested rain gear for DSLR

[hexdragon]

I just purchased a Nikon D5000 and am heading to Alaska at the end of August. Rain gear has been highly suggested...

 

Recommendations???

[johneeo]

I just purchased a Nikon D5000 and am heading to Alaska at the end of August. Rain gear has been highly suggested...

 

Recommendations???

 

I have the D5000.

 

Nice camera, once you get familiar with it.

[mitsugirly]

When I first got my camera, I just purchased a few "rain coats" for mine off ebay. They worked great and covers your entire camera with pull strings for a tight fit so it won't slide off. They have different sizes (so that you can use it with telescoping lens).

[chipmaster]

Google rainsleeves

 

You have a big telephoto and a wide angle, two must haves as well :D

 

I just purchased a Nikon D5000 and am heading to Alaska at the end of August. Rain gear has been highly suggested...

 

Recommendations???

[dodger501]

Google rainsleeves

 

You have a big telephoto and a wide angle, two must haves as well :D

 

I use these, same kind of thing.

[hexdragon]

I have the 18 - 55mm and 55 - 200mm lenses that are the one of the base packages for the D5000. I have a UV filter for the telephoto, and a UV/Circular Polarizer for the wide angle. As I understand it, my old "normal" polarizer would give moire patterns in the image???

[Jpod]

I'll add a vote for the Storm Jacket. I have one and was able to shoot a football game in a torrential downpour (game should have been cancelled but wasn't) and the camera didn't even get damp!

[hexdragon]

Football isn't like that whimpy baseball. You play in rain, snow, sleet, everything short of a hurricane or tornadoes. I have been to a Buffalo Bills game where we had 6" of snow during the game... :D

[Jpod]

This was just the freshman team and it was a huge storm that came through. There was a tornado watch and people were being advised that they may need to evacuate. Our coaches thought the other team was supposed to cancel (it was a home game) so no one cancelled and we played anyways. Yikes! They were soaked to the skin before the game even started. I ended up taking my rain coat off since it soaked through by halftime. The only thing that stayed dry was my camera. Thank goodness!!