What measures are you taking to protect your camera from sand on a beach shoot?
I would avoid swapping lenses or opening the camera in any way - for starters. Holster the camera with Lens cap on unless shooting.
Borrow someone's camera???
I bet some of the wedding pros have better suggestions.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
KCook wrote: suddenly a Clear filter will not seem so bad after all ?
Then clean your gear thoroughly afterward.
If you have to change lenses, do it in a large baggie.
If you have a lens hood, use it.
If your have a polarizer filter, it could come in handy for handling the glare.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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And clean the sand off BEFORE you collapse the legs. You will avoid excess wear. Same with salt water.effron wrote: A couple clear trash bags and a few rubber bands should give you some ideas, as well as above advice. If utilizing a tripod, don't leave it with camera mounted for even one second, it WILL get kicked over.....
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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effron wrote: A couple clear trash bags and a few rubber bands should give you some ideas, as well as above advice. If utilizing a tripod, don't leave it with camera mounted for even one second, it WILL get kicked over.....
Oh I bet that would be a mess to clean up. Are you talking from experience?
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SJM wrote:
effron wrote: A couple clear trash bags and a few rubber bands should give you some ideas, as well as above advice. If utilizing a tripod, don't leave it with camera mounted for even one second, it WILL get kicked over.....
Oh I bet that would be a mess to clean up. Are you talking from experience?
Fireworks show last year, I had my camera set on the tripod, some moron trips over it. I caught it before it hit ground. The same idiot knocked it over again, just minutes later, and I caught it again. It wasn't in a path or anything, dopey actually had to walk out of the way to trip on it. After the second "mishap", Mr. Hippie was issued a warning and seemed to take it seriously.....
Why so serious?
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