Camera in the rain

[Lazarus52980]

4 of my kid have football practice tonight and I was intending to bring my Nikon D5200 and use my 70-200MM to take some fun photos. However, it is forecast to rain this afternoon/evening. I have never used my camera in the rain before... Is it safe? Will it break the camera? Even more importantly, will it hurt the lens?

 

[corkyg]

You don't have time to buy on line, but check a local camera shop for a DSLR raincoat. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Ra...3/N/4075788778

You can make do with a gallon size zip lock plastic bag - I did that on a trip on the Amazon River. It worked!

 

[Berliner]

No, it is not safe.

If you get rain into your camera or lens, it is likely that it will be ruined. I don't know which lens you have, but you can research if it sealed at all. The D5200 does not have much protection against water, as far as I know.

That said, I have not had problems with light rain and a Nikon D70s yet, but I try to protect the camera from too much rain. I have also successfully used a plastic bag before.

 

[Lazarus52980]

It actually rained about 5 drops, so I was able to take photos anyway.

Thank you for the advice all, I may need to purchase some photo raingear.