lxdesign wrote:
Brian, I totally disagree. I shot in partial rain the other day, and the fall colours were amazing at Algonquin Park here in Ontario, Canada.
Things like moss on logs are vibrant with green, grass, leaves, you name it - colours just pop like nuts!
I guess it depends. If the rain is either heavy or alternatively misting as we call it in ireland then you will loose contrast and the histogram looks like the eiffel tower as everything huddles around 50% grey. You can recover a bit in post in these situations but to do so you stretch the histo to the extent that the image can take on an unatural look. On the other hand light rain on an bright day is not a real problem for image quallity.
I made a workable custom unit from a light weight Vynal Laminate Canvas.
Ive had the pleasure of actually useing a Aquatech sheild and all I can say is "I WANT ONE" .
The unit above costs around $350 AUD + GST so they aint cheap BUT how much to clean and service your gear after a good wetting ??
An Wide elastic ring and a Rain poncho works very well as has been said.
George61d wrote:
I guess it depends. If the rain is either heavy or alternatively misting as we call it in ireland then you will loose contrast and the histogram looks like the eiffel tower as everything huddles around 50% grey. You can recover a bit in post in these situations but to do so you stretch the histo to the extent that the image can take on an unatural look. On the other hand light rain on an bright day is not a real problem for image quallity.
Sorry , what i meant was a lot of shooters can't see the point of sticking a £100 filter glass in front of a £1000 lense , i never intended to mean you can't get quality bad weather shots .
gotcha ... When I am shooting in rainy weather - usually with my long lens, on which I don't use a filter, it depends on the condition of the clouds for me. This past weekend in Algonquin here in Canada - it was overcast, but still quite bright. The contrast in the forest with the changing colour of the leaves was magical. I have to work on my images, and hopefully I'll have some samples by the weekend.
brandofamily wrote:
Where can I buy silica gel bags ?
In USA of couse.....
I googled it and came up with this. http://www.texastechnologies.com/desiccant.htm dont know if they are good, bad or indifferent but at least they might be able to tell you where to get it in the US.
they are expensive. 
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