On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > Larry: Use the ole plastic bag technique: > http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/camera-rain-gear.html cheers, > Christine
Were do you put the soap.:-) Dave > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 3:37 PM > Subject: Wet weather photography without DA* lenses > > >> On my drive home from the dojo I noticed how potentially photogenic the >> railroad tracks through the redwoods were in the rain. I suspect that >> there is a wealth of photographic opportunity in the state park that is >> nearly across the street from my house. >> >> However, I don't have any DA* or WR lenses. I've heard that with primes, >> the weather isn't nearly the problem that it is with zooms, but that could >> have just been wishful thinking. >> >> How serious is the risk to lens and/or K20 if I mount a prime and go >> traipsing through the redwoods in moderate rain? >> >> Would it help to take a rubber band and put it around the base of the lens >> to try and make an external seal? >> >> My guess is that my DA40 might be the safest lens to use because it has >> less area to collect water, and also it doesn't have an aperture ring. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

