LowePro sells an entire line of AW bags, which are normal camera bags with a pull-out raincoat, at prices ranging from $50 up through a few hundred, which work very well, and work as normal camera bags when you're not getting wet. Also, depending on your body and lens and their level of weather sealing, the only ride that may be an issue is Kali.
Splash Mountain you may get splashed but it's momentary, nothing a 70D or D7000 or better can't handle so long as you have a decent first party lens with some weather sealing (my D7200 and 16-85 handle it no problem), and Fantasmic doesn't get you wet at all. Kali you may come out dry, or completely soaked and drenched. LowePro's AW bags will keep your stuff dry during this, I've used them in pouring rain for hours and although I was soaked through my rain gear, my camera stayed dry.
I have this one. http://www.adorama.com/LPPHB16LGY.htmlLowePro sells an entire line of AW bags, which are normal camera bags with a pull-out raincoat, at prices ranging from $50 up through a few hundred, which work very well, and work as normal camera bags when you're not getting wet. Also, depending on your body and lens and their level of weather sealing, the only ride that may be an issue is Kali.
Splash Mountain you may get splashed but it's momentary, nothing a 70D or D7000 or better can't handle so long as you have a decent first party lens with some weather sealing (my D7200 and 16-85 handle it no problem), and Fantasmic doesn't get you wet at all. Kali you may come out dry, or completely soaked and drenched. LowePro's AW bags will keep your stuff dry during this, I've used them in pouring rain for hours and although I was soaked through my rain gear, my camera stayed dry.
If you forget to bring a ziploc into the parks just stop by a shop and purchase something and use the shopping bag to wrap your things in. KRR does have a compartment in the middle of the raft to put things in now.
Whereabouts at Kali are the lockers? I don't remember seeing them last year and I couldn't locate them on the AK map just now. Will definitely need one for my upcoming trip!
This is a stop-gap measure at best and only for less valuable items. I would never put $1000 worth of camera equipment into a plastic shopping bag. We almost always rent a locker for the day to store snacks, warm clothes on days where it gets chilly at night, dry clothes and towels for when we get wet, and to store camera equipment when we are not using it.If you forget to bring a ziploc into the parks just stop by a shop and purchase something and use the shopping bag to wrap your things in. KRR does have a compartment in the middle of the raft to put things in now.
Erm, yeah, don't do this. If your camera equipment is decent quality, you'll just end up collecting and trapping moisture in with it that'll eventually work its way through the seals. Ditto with ziplocs, but it takes longer, so they're okay for things like Kali where it's a short term thing.This is a stop-gap measure at best and only for less valuable items. I would never put $1000 worth of camera equipment into a plastic shopping bag.
"Expensive," is relative in photography. Some of us carry insurance policies on our gear ...I bought a Fuji S1 bridge camera since it is weather sealed. Expensive, but then again I have an annual pass and I live in Florida.
Insurance doesn't help much if you camera stops operating during your vacation and it is the only one you have."Expensive," is relative in photography. Some of us carry insurance policies on our gear ...
But it's very nice not to have to worry about a drizzle or Splash Mountain. That's a nice little camera, too, I was very impressed when I handled it for a few minutes, Fuji has been upping their game recently.
It's not. Two DSLR bodies and a compact is, "Normal," for me.Insurance doesn't help much if you camera stops operating during your vacation and it is the only one you have.
Yeah, the color rendering I've seen from it is pretty phenomenal from such a small sensor. Fuji knows their stuff.It is truly an awesome camera. I sold all my Sony DSLR gear after I bought it.