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Best rain cover or Underwater protection for Weapon?

Christoffer Glans

Christoffer Glans

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I'm looking for a good rain cover that is fast and safe. I looked at the EWA Marine bag eariler, but I'm not sure it fits the Weapon design good? Also, I'm not sure if it's any good to use an underwater housing as a rain cover since there's no water cooling the camera around it.

Is there any rain covers that are fast when applying and that could house a Red Weapon in this minimum setup (BT Atom Matte Box, BT FF, Rails, Brain, 4,5" touch monitor, Top Handle, WC V-Mount and Red Brick Battery) ?
Also, are there any rain covers with a front glass so you could tilt the camera up and still not get any water onto the lens/NDs?
 
Christoffer Glans said:
I'm looking for a good rain cover that is fast and safe. I looked at the EWA Marine bag eariler, but I'm not sure it fits the Weapon design good? Also, I'm not sure if it's any good to use an underwater housing as a rain cover since there's no water cooling the camera around it.

Is there any rain covers that are fast when applying and that could house a Red Weapon in this minimum setup (BT Atom Matte Box, BT FF, Rails, Brain, 4,5" touch monitor, Top Handle, WC V-Mount and Red Brick Battery) ?
Also, are there any rain covers with a front glass so you could tilt the camera up and still not get any water onto the lens/NDs?
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Christoffer:

You might take a look at our PVC underwater housing. It is quite a bit lighter than the aluminum ones out there and is often used for shoots at the waterline, shoreline, wet weather, boating, surfing, crane shots, helicopter shoots, etc. as it is reasonably light when you are not using the 9 pound weight on it that you use for true underwater shooting. Yet it is a true underwater housing, rated to 175 feet - with multiple port options. The backplate is removable and clear so you can see the monitor which is mounted at the back and for your purpose it is easy to make a second backplate (~$175) that would have a vent on it for your surface shoots where you want some airflow.

We use an aluminum channel at the bottom so it is easy to mount on a tripod, dolly or whatever or the channel can be removed for other mounting, handheld, etc.
 
But normally we use these. with actually works really well...

https://www.amazon.com/Umbrellas/b?ie=UTF8&node=15744111

and if it´s really pouring then those are great:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-...454482?hash=item540e41ed52:g:g4MAAOSwDk5T5HYN

No joke but normally for rain those two in combo works the best. Second to those I find a large see trough plastic bag with a hole cut for the front of matt box to work the best and then keep it open in the bottom end to breath out and to reach in.
EVA marin is quite difficult to handle, so is all dive houses as you for sure don't get your matte box in there and to reach lens and get it to work proper is a profession of it´s own. while umbrellas on the other hand is more easy to deal with.

Also when shooting in the surface of calm water I find a normal splash box to be the best preferably a deep one so if water comes in over the edge the camera does not drown immediately but can sit on risers in the box and have it´s feet dry. as that is also far easer to deal with then getting the camera into a dive house. just put it in and fill with weights until deep enough and then reach in from the open top to control the camera. Ofcourse that does not work if you are out at sea or such but in pool and such splash boxes works very well.
 
I've always felt like most rain covers aren't secure enough, there are too many possible cracks and openings where water can enter, aren't there any rain covers that are much more closed overall? The wooden camera looks good though, with room for a mattebox, but my rig is also very small with the BT atom matte box and cable-less V-mount.

And what about the top handle? All those rain covers looks good on tripods, but how do they work while moving around the camera?
 
@christoffer You find anything worth using? I bought a Porta Brace c300 // It's been a decent bag and kept my camera out of the rain/snow. It does "wet out"(soak in) after continued use - which makes me super nervous after continued use. I think I'm going to create a few prototypes for the weapon out of a few of my client's rain jackets. I'll post here if I come up with anything I'm proud to show.
 
Will any of these suggestions work as a splash protection for the camera on beach (wave) situations?
 
Will any of these suggestions work as a splash protection for the camera on beach (wave) situations?
 
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