[net.rec.photo] bad weather

barbaral (03/08/83)

How does one go about taking photos when you
are outside and it's raining or snowing?  I'm afraid that
getting moisture on/in the camera might be bad for it.

billw (03/24/83)

#R:tekid:-99400:sri-unix:6200008:000:689
sri-unix!billw    Mar 20 15:02:00 1983

Well, there are a couple things you can do.

The simplest is to get a large plastic bag, a skylight filter and
a lense hood.  Put the camera in the bag, and fasten it around
the lense hood with a rubber band.  Wahla! (?) instant weatherproof
camera (well, waterproof anyway, if you're going to be in the snow,
keep the camera under your jacket when you arent using it.  Cold
does nasty things to both camer lubricants and batteries).

If you want to take outdoor pictures a lot, consider investing
in a seperate camera such as the Nikonos (underwater 35mm camera),
or the minolta ??? (also waterproof, 110 format)

Third, buy a cheap camera that you wont mind if it gets destroyed.

BillW

jeff (03/29/83)

Wahla may be how they spell it in Walhalla, but in Paris it`s Voila!