Altura Photo Camera Rain Cover

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 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 photograph youth football. I'm out there with the kids in all sorts of weather--even rain. Even though my camera and lens are "weather sealed" (Canon 80D with 70-200mm f/2.8) I don't want to take chances. A friend of mine recommended the Altura rain cover, so I bought one. I've seen photographers shoot with plastic garbage bags wrapped/taped to their cameras and lenses. I've seen big bulky blanket looking contraptions that cover their gear. I didn't want anything like that. I needed something light, easy to use, and unobtrusive. I roll video sometimes--and need to be able to see the LCD screen, and I need to be able to quickly and easily get to the buttons and zoom ring. The Altura rain cover lets me do all that. Pros: The cover is long enough to protect my 70-200mm lens, with lens hood attached. There's rubberized grippy material on the inside of the cover where it meets the lens hood. There's a velcro strap on the outer part of the cover as well--so once you've got your camera and long lens inside this thing, it "holds on", and creates a water barrier around your lens hood. Pretty cool. There's left and right "sleeves" for me to put my hands into so I can work with settings buttons, and the lens zoom ring. If needed, there's also adjustable cords at the end of the "sleeves"--so I can cinch it to my wrists, and prevent water from coming in that way. On the underside of the cover is a zipper. If you leave it unzipped, you can mount your camera to a tripod (which is what I do). The entire backside of the cover is a flexible, clear plastic which allows me to see the LCD screen, buttons, etc. Although not really comfortable, I can also see through the plastic into the viewfinder. Cons: The rain cover doesn't let me connect my Rode video-mic (or much of anything else) to the hot shoe on top of my rig. Looking through the viewfinder is possible, but not comfortable--and probably not what the vendor thinks we'll do with it. Live View shooting is doable though. Once you've got your hand inside the cover there's not a lot of room to maneuver to fiddle with the zoom ring on your lens, or buttons and dials on your camera. Shooting sports, I need to be able to quickly operate the camera--and with this cover on, I had to re-learn what I could and couldn't do, and how fast I could do it. Bottom line: If you're like me (I live in the Seattle area) and think you might be out shooting in the rain and want to keep your photography gear protected while you do it, this rain jacket doesn't break the bank, and has some good features baked into it. It folds flat and doesn't get in the way in my camera bag. I forget it's even there most of the time. But I'm sure happy I've got it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura rain cover.

It's good, and it's lightweight.

I bought this in anticipation of rain on a recent photo shoot (hoping I wouldn't need it . . . but). And it was a sound investment for protecting my Canon 5D Mk II (and 24-70mm f/2.8 lens). Over the four days of the shoot, it rained over three of them, from morning (4:30 AM) to nightfall (9:00 PM), sometimes pretty hard. The temps were cold as well (starting off in high 30's, never getting higher than upper 40's - low 50's. I was really pleased to have this along (if only I had not elected to leave the gloves at home - figuring weather in upstate in NY in late May couldn't be THAT cold. (I make reference to the temperatures since that has a bearing on being able to use this cover). The cover goes on easily enough, and accommodates a tripod (good thing, since most of my exposures were at least 40 seconds). Although it isn't as easy as working the dials, buttons and what-not as it would be without, with minimal practice, I was able to do everything I needed to get my shots. If you use live view for composing your shots (I do), it's easy enough to unzip the cover from the bottom and lift the back up for a cleaner view of the monitor. Forget trying to look through your viewfinder through the plexi window, however. Very glad I purchased it, happy to recommend it. (I did see a gent walking around this venue with a 5D Mk III and long lens protected with a plastic grocery bag - he didn't have a tripod with him, and asked one of our group how to set his camera - which was on full auto - for 1/500th second. He could have used one of these.)

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.

I live and photograph landscapes in the Colorado and Northern Rocky Mountains where the climate can get extremes in snow and cold, then in the summer it is rain . . . This camera cover is large enough to completely cover my D810 and up to my 70-200mm lens as well as the lower mm prime lenses I use such as the 20mm and 85mm, though there is much excess bulky material when shorter lenses are used.. The draw closures on the front tightens up around the lens hood protecting the lens barrel and the camera housing, and still leaves room to manipulate the lens focus and zoom by reaching through the enclosure of the cover without too much restriction. The clear plastic back allows good viewing of the camera controls and the LCD when using live view, but I have noticed there are creases now starting to show if you don't protect the clear plastic by making sure it does not fold or bend when putting it away, keep it flat. It is relatively easy to place your camera inside BEFORE you put it on the tripod (having a good ArcaSwiss ball head and L bracket makes it easier to mount on your tripod) so you can make any adjustments before your strap your camera and cover down completely. The hand holes are a little snug, and I find most times I dont use them except if it is really extreme snow or rain. It is much easier to lift the clear plastic back and allows better access to the camera and controls as well as viewing on the LCD screen. Need to lift the rear cover to fine focus anyway, so why bounce back and forth with hand holes and lifting the cover . . . This is a great addition to your camera bag if you find yourself in poor or bad conditions, OR if you want to be able to get out there in all weather conditions. I recommend having one "just in case" . .

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.

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