Heaps more on the gallery. My question is, it was really windy LOTS of sand blowing. I wrapped gladwrap around my big lens but what is the best way to keep sand out of the rest of the camera. Without affecting the sensors etc.???

Susie

Yes that's what I did but it kept blowing off. My wheel feels a little gritty.

the sand is the least of your worries. The real problems usually come from fine dust which easily get's into the tiniest cracks of your camera.

Unless you have a fully weather sealed camera and lens your only option would be to stick the entire setup into plastic bag and tape up the openings.

In addition you can use electrical tape to cover any buttons on on the camera that might collect fine dust and sand.

An friend of mine did this to all his cameras weather sealed or not while on assignment in Afganistan.

You can buy a "plastic bag" type underwater housing for about $50 on ebay which fits most DSLRs. The only problem though will be that they tend to only be suitable for short lenses.

What ever you do make sure you switch lenses only inside the protection of your car.

those water proof bags suck when it comes to operational capabilities though, you can press buttons in but cant spin things very well (especially the canon wheel on the back) and they are a PITA to zoom with.




Canon 40D with Canon 100-400 f4-5.6

I made this a while back and use it every time I am off to the beach. water resistant (for when your mate wanna look at the photo) and stops everything else from getting in. clear for the LCD displays and thin/loose enough material to operate all controls.

only downside is that the neck strap is no good but with that much glass a monopod is the only way forward anyway. entry opening on base allows the tripod thread to be accesed.

good for a 77mm to 60mm lens diameter and all filters, hoods etc work fine as the end protudes through the elasticated end. (UV to protect front element)

james