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Scarlet in the rain

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Joel Mielle

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Can anyone advise the best solution for protecting the Scarlet from the elements of nature? About to do some filming near the ocean where a lot of sea spray occurs and may have to work in rain as well.
 
Ok.. not to sound overly simplistic... but I use...

a Garbage Bag and rubber bands...
 
The Spintec Rain Deflector that is distributed by Innovision is the best product I know if you are shooting for extended times in the rain and need to keep the lens clear. I can easily handle a full on splash of water on the lens and will immediately clean and clear. Drawbacks are it is a bit noisy and definitely more pricey than a garbage bag. Plastic bags can have the problem that with high humidity you get condensation inside the bag which is not good either. Definitely protect your camera. I was shooting in the south of New Zealand in a very remote location and my side handle froze up because of moisture entering the top of the unit, it definietly is not sealed at all and will not withstand much moisture. Sorry to say but my Canon 5D performed much better in the same conditions, but of course the images are not to be compared. Portabrace and Petrol also make great rain covers, and I think it is well worth it to have a breathable material like Portabrace uses if you will be shooting in the rain very often, but if you do use garbage bags get some see through ones and throw them away each time they get wet.
 
brian mcclatchy said:
The Spintec Rain Deflector that is distributed by Innovision is the best product I know if you are shooting for extended times in the rain and need to keep the lens clear. I can easily handle a full on splash of water on the lens and will immediately clean and clear. Drawbacks are it is a bit noisy and definitely more pricey than a garbage bag. Plastic bags can have the problem that with high humidity you get condensation inside the bag which is not good either. Definitely protect your camera. I was shooting in the south of New Zealand in a very remote location and my side handle froze up because of moisture entering the top of the unit, it definietly is not sealed at all and will not withstand much moisture. Sorry to say but my Canon 5D performed much better in the same conditions, but of course the images are not to be compared. Portabrace and Petrol also make great rain covers, and I think it is well worth it to have a breathable material like Portabrace uses if you will be shooting in the rain very often, but if you do use garbage bags get some see through ones and throw them away each time they get wet.
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Thanks, I'll look into those products, there's so many ways to rig up a RED that I doubt it's straight forward. I would never use a plastic bag unless it was just a quick shower, condensation and over heating is my concern. I really need something breathable. You're right, the 5D and 7D are quite weather proof, I know I've never had issues with either in pretty fierce conditions.
The salty sea spray is my major concern, add some sand and rain and it's not the best recipe for electronics.
 
brian mcclatchy said:
Sorry to say but my Canon 5D performed much better in the same conditions, but of course the images are not to be compared.
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Yeah I love that the 5D, 7D, and 1D series are all entirely weather sealed with a weather sealed lens on them... you could leave them outside in a hurricane recording a time lapse (done it by the way), and all is good. Too bad RED isn't weather sealed but I don't think it could be done because of the heat it builds up the top vent is required, and I don't know how modular something that is sealed from water could be which is one of the main selling points of RED.
 
Louis Maddalena said:
Yeah I love that the 5D, 7D, and 1D series are all entirely weather sealed with a weather sealed lens on them... you could leave them outside in a hurricane recording a time lapse (done it by the way), and all is good. Too bad RED isn't weather sealed but I don't think it could be done because of the heat it builds up the top vent is required, and I don't know how modular something that is sealed from water could be which is one of the main selling points of RED.
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Pretty sure the vent is sealed off from the inside of the camera.
 
I shot some stuff in pouring rain. I had a towel over me as I was operating the camera, while the camera was in a garbage bag, and covering us all was an umbrella. But, I think that was a little excessive.
 
Michael Millichamp said:
I shot some stuff in pouring rain. I had a towel over me as I was operating the camera, while the camera was in a garbage bag, and covering us all was an umbrella. But, I think that was a little excessive.
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LOL! As hilarious as this sounds it seems to be a pretty good solution. I had a last minute outdoor shoot scheduled tomorrow and it's supposed to rain and I have no covers for the camera, but I am bringing all these items! Towel sounds like a good idea
 
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