Inexpensively preparing your camera for the snow.

Some of the best shots can be had during inclimate weather. Why let a
little snow or rain stop you from getting outside and capturing some
great footage?

To be able to get out there and not ruin your camera or camcorder you
need to find a way to protect your equipment from the elements. One very
simple and inexpensive solution to this problem is to find a ziplock bag
which is large enough to fit your camera. Once inside, angle the lens
into a corner of the bag and snip off the corner with a pair of
scissors, leave some overhang so water or snow can't easily drip down
onto your lens.

You should be able to screw it right onto your tripod without cutting a
hole in the bottom of the bag, but whatever you do make sure that it is
sufficiently secured, you don't want your camera falling off of the
tripod.

Also be aware of the fact that unless you have an external microphone
you are willing to expose to the weather, you will have no worthwhile
sound in your video with the camera inside the bag.

Finally, be aware of the direction of the wind, and never have the lens
facing against it. You don't want snow or water or whatever it is
blowing into your lens. The safest way to protect the exposed lens is to
purchase a cheap UV (clear) filter for your camera if it has threads on
the front of the lens. UV Filter: http://tinyurl.com/8tohms. Make sure
that you get the right thread size. At around 15 dollars these filters
are a lot more disposable than the lens or electronics of your camera.

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Thanks
I'll deffenitly be doing that


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I shot this little video in 20min to test out the camera protection. No
fancy riding, don't get excited. I actually look like quite a noob. The
snow was several inches deep in places and it was the super light
powdery kind which gives you absolutely not raction.

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Results: Camera was perfectly dry.


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that's almost exactly how I recently set up my camera. except I stuck
mine in so the lens came out the opening and I ran a chunk of scotch
tape across the opening between the mic and the lens.


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Ducttape;1153699 wrote:
that's almost exactly how I recently set up my camera. except I stuck
mine in so the lens came out the opening and I ran a chunk of scotch
tape across the opening between the mic and the lens.



Yeah I considered that but I decided it didn't need to be airtight
since anything that would get inside would go below the camera anyhow
and the overhanging plastic further blocks potential precipitation from
contacting the lens. It was too cold for scotch tape to stick and I
don't want duct tape residue on my camera.


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Nice little video and I like your camera protection system a lot.

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Brian O.;1153713 wrote:
Yeah I considered that but I decided it didn't need to be airtight since
anything that would get inside would go below the camera anyhow and the
overhanging plastic further blocks potential precipitation from
contacting the lens. It was too cold for scotch tape to stick and I
don't want duct tape residue on my camera.


yeah even in the snow I somehow managed to keep the scotch tape on.


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just stick a couple of jonnies round it, one from each end overlapping
in the middle


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kington99;1153953 wrote:
just stick a couple of jonnies round it, one from each end overlapping
in the middle


what's a jonnie?


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Ducttape;1153961 wrote:
what's a jonnie?


I think it's a forum appropriatebanana sleeve/forum appropriate


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