Shooting in wet conditions question.

[scottyaz]

Well, I just got back from an "Unscheduled" trip out of town for work and we have storms scheduled for this weekend.

In AZ we can get great lightning and finally some decent clouds for the possibility of some nice shots.

My question is... Electronics and water don't like to mix. I wont try to shoot in heavy rain, but if it is sprinkling, do I need to take safeguards on the camera or just go to town?

I have a D90.

[jcon]

Ive used my D200 in rain many times with no issues. I think the D90 body is built just as well? If you dont trust that, just use a clear plastic bag and warp it around the camera and lens.

[K1W1]

Used the D50 and D300 in quite heavy rain quite often.
The D200 and up are weather sealed but that does not make them waterproof so you need to be careful.
Keep the camera as dry as you can (under your coat unless you are actually shooting).
If you have a lens with a barrel that extends be careful using the telephoto. The extension and contraction of the barrel will suck water into it.
If it's really heavy rain and you have to shoot a supermarket plastic bag with a small hole in the bottom for the end of the lens to poke through works reasonably well as a cover.
Dry the camera and lens with a towel or soft cloth as soon as you can to get the majority of the water off.
Don't leave you camera in it's bag when you get home get it out into warm (but not hot) air with plenty of circulation around the body and lens.
If you are really really paranoid or shoot a lot in the rain get a proper camera rain cover from Aquatech or somebody similar.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Try and keep mine as dry as possible, I'm too stingy to want to replace it.

If I'm shooting in the rain I go the plastic bag, tripod and umbrella all together but thats just me. I use an old bread bag (open at the lens) because they're see through so I can see my buttons.

[scottyaz]

Thanks for the replies, the weather turned, no rain, no lightning :( Not even clouds...

[TheWengler]

Thanks for the replies, the weather turned, no rain, no lightning :( Not even clouds...

Aww, man! That's too bad.

If anyone has a solution for keeping GND Filters dry, I'm all ears. The hoods I've seen for filter holders are made of paper so they can't get wet. My only solution so far is bring my gf and have her hold an umbrella over my camera. :)