I estimate more than 90% of my photos are taken indoors, so I don’t give much thought to how my camera will perform in a rainstorm. I’m in the minority that isn’t interested in the field, because I regularly see photographers voicing their concerns when a newly announced camera isn’t weather resistant.
I can understand someone not taking their camera outdoors in a downpour, but I’ve never understood why some shooters are so overprotective of their gear. Furthermore, I have seen photographers remove the lens cap, take a photo, and immediately replace the lens cap. I recently made a video about the absurdity of Leica photographers leaving a strip of plastic at the bottom of their camera to protect a metal base plate. You may have seen companies that offer a kevlar-style coating in which you can place your camera for protection. I suppose when you protect your camera to such a degree that it still looks like new when you want to sell it, the only thing you do is make sure the next person who owns the camera gets a lot of money out of it. My used camera. I take pride in every scratch, scuff, and scratch on my camera, as these battle scars are testament to my practical use of my tools.
Photographers Reggie Ballesteros He recently found himself tasked with filming a wedding where he had no choice but to use the camera in the rain. He details the experience in a vlog-style video recounting his experience using it Fujifilm X-T3, XF 18mm 1.4 WRand XF 50mm 1.0 WR in the rain that fell for three hours straight. For the vlog, Reggie used a shoulder-mounted video camera that gives viewers a first-person view of what Reggie is seeing while he’s filming and it’s a great perspective to see the photographer’s subject and create images. I won’t spoil your viewing experience by letting you know how things turned out, but I will say that I appreciate the fact that the video depicts a real-life situation that a professional photographer would be in. are working face to face instead is a kind of laboratory test. This incident also serves as a reminder of how important it is to carry spare gear during a professional shoot, so if you have to venture out shooting in the rain, you’ll be able to make it through the entire rain. capture on one fuselage and save a second fuselage to use if the first fuselage fails.
