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Weatherproof a camera
This technique is for cameras with an extended lens that accept filters.You don't have to spend a lot of money to protect a digital camera from mildly inclement weather. To prepare it for use when it rains or snows, three inexpensive items are needed: a plastic bag, a rubber band and an ultraviolet (UV) filter. In the illustrations, the UV filter is already on the camera.
Step one:
Put UV filter on the lens, cut hole in the bag and put the camera in the bag with lens sticking out hole.
Step two:
Wrap rubber band around UV filter pinching bag against it.
Step 3:
Weatherproofed! Put your hand in the bag to operate the camera. In really nasty weather, use another rubber band to close the hole in the bag and operate the camera through the plastic.
Text and photo illustrations by Citylights.