jronet Posted October 29, 2010 Share #1 Posted October 29, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is anyone using a rain cover on the M9? I am looking at the AquaTech SS-Zoom Sport Shield Shield Rain Cover. I am not sure of the eyepiece - they seem to be for Nikon, Canon. I have one for my D700 and it is great. I cannot find any other rain covers on the net. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Overgaard Posted October 30, 2010 Share #2 Posted October 30, 2010 It does actually take a lot of rain without (disclaimer: don't try this at home). Problem with rain cover is that you tend to collect a little flood ow water, and if that hits the camera, you get into real trouble. But I think the main rule with electronic equipment and rain is wipe it off as soon as you can, and leave the camera on a table or somewhere so that the humidity can get off of the camera. Don't seal it into a bag or keep it inside a rain cover where the humidity will basically grow and go into every part. When I shoot in rain, I try to cover the camera with my body by leaning over it or having under my arm, and to tilt it so the rain hits the back and not the top (no idea if that is a better idea, but I think it is), and then I wipe off water if it accumulates. I actually don't think rain water will hurt the camera, but humidity will. So in worst case, after a very wet shoot, wipe the camera completely and leave the camera in an open space indoor in room temperature with the battery out and the lens and bottom plate off. Just my 5 cents on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WPalank Posted October 30, 2010 Share #3 Posted October 30, 2010 I take two clear shower caps I steal from any hotel I'm staying. I wrap one from the front and one from the back. Not a "shoot through" solution, but it gets you through a jam if you get caught out in the rain. If you keep them in the original sleeve they store them in the bathroom, they take up almost no room in your camera bag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 30, 2010 Share #4 Posted October 30, 2010 Yes, the M9, or any M Leica, needs air circulating around it when using it in the rain. So don't cover or enclose it in bags or plastic, and don't cover it with your hand or put it inside your coat if its already wet. Those methods will lead to it steaming up. As Thorsten has already said try to cover it with your body, or slip it back into the bag, and have an absorbent cloth in your camera bag to blot water up from time to time. Besides other gripes this is one of the many reasons I don't like fitted camera bags that only just take a body or lens, if you put a body or lens back in that is damp there is no air around it. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted December 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted December 16, 2015 I am looking for the same thing maybe Manfrotto E-690 Pro-Light ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted December 17, 2015 Share #6 Posted December 17, 2015 Gaffer tape and plastic bags work for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted December 17, 2015 Share #7 Posted December 17, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) not for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted December 17, 2015 Share #8 Posted December 17, 2015 Problem is that the rain covers that are mentioned are for dSLRs. The viewfinder/eyepiece on an M simply doesn't lend itself to working through a cover unless its very thin - hence why I use plastic bags. I was not being facetious - if you really need rain protection its a solution if not very elegant. (Actually as far as I'm aware there are no elegant solutions!). For my dSLRs I use Seacam housings (actually I'm the UK/Irish supplier of these) - very effective but utterly impractical for an M - that said if anyone wants such a housing for an M it could probably be done; just build up an order for 50 or so and I'll see what can be done . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted December 17, 2015 Share #9 Posted December 17, 2015 this Manfrotto E-690 Pro-Light should work , it is for mirrorless cameras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted December 18, 2015 Share #10 Posted December 18, 2015 this Manfrotto E-690 Pro-Light should work , it is for mirrorless cameras How? You can't see through the M9's viewfinder as far as I can tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted December 18, 2015 Share #11 Posted December 18, 2015 How? You can't see through the M9's viewfinder as far as I can tell. with EVF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted December 18, 2015 Share #12 Posted December 18, 2015 With the M9? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 18, 2015 Share #13 Posted December 18, 2015 It does actually take a lot of rain without (disclaimer: don't try this at home). Problem with rain cover is that you tend to collect a little flood ow water, and if that hits the camera, you get into real trouble. But I think the main rule with electronic equipment and rain is wipe it off as soon as you can, and leave the camera on a table or somewhere so that the humidity can get off of the camera. Don't seal it into a bag or keep it inside a rain cover where the humidity will basically grow and go into every part. When I shoot in rain, I try to cover the camera with my body by leaning over it or having under my arm, and to tilt it so the rain hits the back and not the top (no idea if that is a better idea, but I think it is), and then I wipe off water if it accumulates. I actually don't think rain water will hurt the camera, but humidity will. So in worst case, after a very wet shoot, wipe the camera completely and leave the camera in an open space indoor in room temperature with the battery out and the lens and bottom plate off. Just my 5 cents on this. The most sensible thing to do. Just keep it under your coat when not shooting. My M8s, M9 and MM1 have all been used in pretty heavy rain, I had an M8 sit in a puddle of water from spray in an open boat, none were the worse from wear. There have been dunked cameras reported on this forum without ill effect. But they are not weathersealed and what worried me was carrying the M9 in a tropical rainforest in the rain. The viewfinder fogged up entirely on the inside - and condensation is the killer. Still, it survived unscathed, but no camera cover would have protected it. The only (IIRC) digital M that died of moisture on this forum was inside a tent, inside a rucksack, in Greenland. Condensation, not rain. BTW, why do you use a rain cover on the D700? It is weathersealed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted December 18, 2015 Share #14 Posted December 18, 2015 With the M9? M240 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 18, 2015 Share #15 Posted December 18, 2015 Is anybody using a rain cover on the M9? And the M240 is weatherproofed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted December 18, 2015 Share #16 Posted December 18, 2015 And the M240 is weatherproofed. with lens + EVF on ? no ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 18, 2015 Share #17 Posted December 18, 2015 Tell Leica. They say otherwise - explicitly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted December 18, 2015 Share #18 Posted December 18, 2015 M240 As Jaapv says then. This is the M9 sub-forum though, which is why I was puzzled . FWIW I've used a D2X with gaffer and plastic bags in such rain that an unprotected (but weather-sealed) EOS1D actually stopped working and had condensation on the lcd on the rear. Batteries out and an overnight on a nice hot radiator sorted it out and it was running fine next morning (not MY camera I hasten to add - I was using Nikons at the time but another photographer was using the 1D which he was adamant was weather-sealed - clearly there are limits. My D2X survived without any problems whatsoever - so I like gaffer and bags myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted December 18, 2015 Share #19 Posted December 18, 2015 I believe the part number is SL601. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted December 18, 2015 Share #20 Posted December 18, 2015 I'm surprised that no one has come up with a remote EVF, even a simple wired extension that can be used off-camera. It could be worn in an eyeglass fame, or fastened by a clip under a rain hat. Or is there an app for that? Or for the daring, this gimmick seen this morning in a weather report. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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