Altura Photo Camera Rain Cover, Waterproof Lens Jacket for Canon Sony Nikon

I got this rain cover about 5 months ago and didn't particularly like it. It is huge and doesn't work well with short lenses or lenses that extend. That's a lot of lenses. But, I recently got the new Tamron 70-200 G2 lens. The lens is a fixed ~8IN long, which is perfect for this rain cover. I took it out in a downpour this evening and it worked like a champ. My Canon 80D and the G2 are both weather sealed, but I wouldn't take them out in the rain without the rain cover. Too much water, then you are dealing with fungus (I assume, since I don't ever plan to let that happen). In any event, the rain cover did well. The camera/lens stayed dry. Its probably obvious, but I used the lens hood. That combo not only kept the camera and lens dry, but not even a drop got on the glass. Eventually my hands got moist, but I still had my arms attached to my hands, so water is going to eventually get there. The second most important point is I could still use the camera easily-- though live view was better than the viewfinder. To stress it a bit, I tried video. I expected a huge muffling sound, but that was overwhelmed by the rain drop sounds. Overall, this is a great product at a low price. Even if you only use it once a year, if you have a 70-200 lens (Canon, Nikon, Tamron, Sigma) it would be a good idea to have on hand.

I tried one, liked it so much that I bought my own. Wthin its boundaries this is a great camera rain coat. It has its limitations - If your lens has a rotating front section, you need to make sure that the velcro is NOT tight, so that the front of the lens can rotate, without a lot of drag from the cover. - The clear plastic on the back is flexible, and not easy to see through, especially when the water drops are on it. I simply lift the back of he cover so that I can view directly into the eyepiece. Wearing a hat with a visor helps. - You NEED to be careful when you put your gear away. All the water on the cover will drain off, and you don't want it draining onto your camera. This is true for ALL camera rain covers. - If works in light to light-medium rain. It could, but I would not use it in heavier rain, because at that point the issue becomes ME, and how soaked I am getting. I am NOT going to risk damaging my personal gear in the RAIN. Discretion is the better part of valor. - I would NOT use it in head on wind driven rain, as the rain will be blown onto the front of the lens. And in a short time, the images will be useless. Those of you with glasses who have been in the rain know what I mean. I use it when I shoot soccer or lacrosse, with a 70-200.

I bought this cover for two applications I have, #1 is taking pics of lightening from my porch and #2 is using my SLR to film machining operations in my shop. I now feel I have played with it enough to rate it and tell you a little about it. I use it over a Nikon D810 commonly. First of all, the material is a good heavy weight and seems to be more than waterproof enough for rainstorms and that cutting fluid splatters in my shop. The window at the back is of a good size and I can see the whole back of the camera with no problem. If you sit it so the panel is flat over the viewfinder it is not hard to look threw. The lens leg of the cover works well on the two lenses I use most the 80-200mm F2.8D Nikkor and my Tokina AT-X Pro 28-80mm F2.8. It is easy to put the whole setup in from the zippered bottom. Ok so why 4 stars instead of 5. Well, the openings for your hands can’t really be closed down enough to fully close them when your hands are not in them, so if you set up on a tripod and want to walk away you end up having to fold them under or close them off in another way. I use a couple of Velcro meant to wrap up cables for that, but it would be nice if something was included. Second, while it works well on my fav lenses it is hard to scrunch it up on a smaller lens (Like my 8mm fisheye) without having a bunch up mess while trying to use the window at the same time. Neither issue is world ending. Just worth knowing that they exist. All in all, a good product. I would recommend it.

I recently used the cover on my Canon 6D with a 24-105 lens. The lens cover was a bit too long for the lens, so at times I got the accidental vignetting effect. Since I did not want any part of the lens exposed to the elements (heavy snowfall), I decided to crop later as needed, rather than get the lens wet. It would be easier to secure the lens cover over prime lens, not so much so for zoom. You may want to have a camera strap with quick release locks, as it will not be possible to easily fit the camera with a standard strap in (you will have to take it off first). The material is very heavy duty, and good quality, nothing flimsy about it. The clear plastic is heavy as well - I could see and focus just fine through the viewfinder. Yes, it's not crystal clear, what do people expect? You must have realistic expectations. After being in the blizzard for well over an hour, my camera was safe and dry. That deserves 5 stars. I am happy with the product and would recommend it. Thanks for reading, hope it helps. P.S. I added a couple of shots to the customer gallery :)

I shoot with Fuji X-E1 cameras, with zoom lenses and was having a difficult time find rain covers for them as most are specifically built for Canon or Nikon DSLRs. These are a good size for my smaller, mirrorless cameras. They don't fit perfectly, but they work just fine. The prices for camera rain covers are all over the place. I've seen them cost as much as $200. Don't let the inexpensive price of these fool you into thinking they're a poor quality because they're not. The material is thick, has the extra feature of sleeves for your hands and a clear backing which allows you to view your screen or take a shot looking through your finder. Other models that are more expensive than this are just a sleeve with draw strings at the end and are missing the extras. Setting the camera in this is easy. There's a zipper at the bottom and drawstrings for the lens and your hands (if you feel the need to close your hands in). As a photojournalist I carry a couple of cameras with me so I bought two of these to have in my camera bag should the need arise.

Just filmed a tough mudder for 5.5 hours in the poring rain. gear: Canon 5D M2, 24-105 lens, 70-200 f2.8 lens mounted on a video rig. PRO: -my camera and lens survived and stayed dry -side ports to put your hands in worked well. CON: -the back window plastic often fogged and made it really hard to see (I often folded the bottom of the cover over the top of the camera to make a shelter more than an enclosure -bigger CON - is that the 'tube' fabric for the lens is rather stiff. Not a problem if you were using a fixed length lens (e.g., canon 70-200), but using the canon 24-105 lens where the front element translates during zoom was a real pain. The fabric would bunch up when going from 105 to shorter focal length and prevent me from going all the way in to 24 mm. or the end of the fabric would not hold on the lens when going to shorter focal length and the cover would stay in place as the lens pulled into the cover, providing a dark tunnel in the field of view. It looks like there is an elastic/Velcro strap inside to help but I couldn't figure out how to make it help. - the lens tube was tight enough that it was difficult to get my hand in to control zoom or focus, for my 24-105 I ended up grabbing the lens hood and push/pull to zoom in and out. The inability to access the focus ring during video made it very difficult to get a good focus pull. Using AF for stills was no problem. -due to the stiffness and length of fabric for the lens, I am not sure that any of my shorter length prime lenses would work really well with this cover, too much fabric to make it easy to use on a physically shorter lens. This is designed to work with the 70-200 and get the fabric to the lens hood. -using the 70-200 F2.8 lens, the zipper on the bottom is a really tight fit with the tripod mount on the lens. I would probably try to find another solution for video work, it would be OK for photography/stills. seems like a good starter cover to see if you are going to do outdoor rain/snow photography before any bigger investments.

It's good, and it's lightweight.

I got this rain cover because I do a lot of sports photography for my son's football team and they play in any weather. I got the cover two days ago and tried it out for the first time yesterday in light rain, so it went through trial by fire (or rain). I am using a Canon DSLR with the 70-200 zoom lens so it sticks out pretty far from the camera body. The rain cover fit over the while kit nicely with lots of interior room to spare and did what it was supposed to do: keep the camera dry. I'm only giving it 4 starts because of the following: - The clear plastic worked well most of the time, but unless it's flush against the viewfinder it can be hard to see through. If your camera has an LCD screen in back and you use that to frame your shots this may not be much of an issue, but I'm "old school" and like to use the viewfinder when I shoot. - Also, if your camera has a proximity detector that turns the display on and off when your eye comes near the viewfinder (as mine does) the plastic cover may fool the camera into thinking your eye is close when, in fact, it isn't. This got annoying a few times. - The Velcro strips used to hold the cover onto the lens were kind of awkward to get fitted and don't really fit flush against the lens when tied together. It did the job OK and when combined with the bungee cord it kept the cover snug against the lens barrel, so all good there. Perhaps I need to try it out when it's not raining to see if there's a better way to get the Velcro wrapped. - The sleeve holes took some getting used to to get my arms in and out when shooting. Eventually, I ended up just keeping my right (shutter) hand in the sleeve and put my left hand through the opening in the bottom to manage the lens zooming. It wasn't raining heavily so leaving the bottom zipper open didn't pose any risk to the camera. If it was a much wetter environment and I needed to keep the bottom zipper closed it may have been more awkward to use. Since this is the first rain cover I've ever used and I didn't get much time to practice with it before the shoot, some of this may just be due to my inexperience using it. My son has a lot more games coming up so I'm sure there will be a lot more chances to use it. The bottom line is that the cover kept the camera dry the whole game, and that's the most important thing. It appears well made and very sturdy and, with some practice, I'm sure it will be seeing a lot of use.

une bonne qualité pour un boitier + un objectif 70 - 200 mm mais pas plus ! pour ma part j'avais espérance qu'il fonctionne sur un boitier + un 200-500 mm NON aucune information sur les dimensions min ou max surpris ! Il ne fonctionne pas pour le 200-500mm !! achat presque inutile pour ma part !!!! good quality for a box + a lens 70 - 200 mm but not more! for my part I hoped that it works on a box + a 200-500 mm NO no information on min or max dimensions, surprised ! It does not work for the 200-500mm !! almost useless purchase for me!

Muy buena calidad y funcional

Must have if you want to shoot in rain.

Good cover but very stiff material

No sirve para nada