Op/Tech 18" SLR Rainsleeve for Digital & Film Cameras with Lenses up to 7" Diameter, 18" Long.

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• Item Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000RALTSK
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

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5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable Emergency/Occasional Protection, October 19, 2008

By	Red Peters (Sterling, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

I bought a pack of these sleeves to use when shooting outdoor sports in the rain. I'm not a pro photographer and couldn't justify the expense of the superior Aquatech rain gear. I needed something small and light that fits in my camera backpack and keeps me shooting during poor weather conditions I occasionally encounter.

If you do a lot of shooting in questionable weather and can justify the $200 cost, the Aquatech is obviously a better solution. But for $6, the Op/Tech sleeves are hard to beat in a pinch, particularly for casual photographers.

The sleeves are large enough to cover most all but the largest of the pro telephoto lenses. It fits my D300 with battery pack and 70-200 2.8 with room to spare. The sleeve has a hole in the rear - just remove your eyepiece cover, stretch the hole over the eyepiece, and replace the cover to hold it in place. The sleeve has a drawstring closure in front that holds very securely to the lens hood. The plastic is transparent and thin enough to allow operation of all the controls right through the sleeve (vs, sliding your hands up inside). It's a very usable solution, although it does make adjusting the zoom a bit more difficult. But again, this is intended to be more of an emergency or occasional rain solution.

I've spent endless hours shooting football games in the rain and the protection provided is excellent. As long as you don't poke a hole in it, your equipment will stay dry. I'm able to reuse them multiple times.

Pros: Very low cost, stores anywhere, excellent protection, low tech ease of use, able to see all of the camera's controls, works with tripods and monopods.

Cons: Takes a few minutes to put on and get adjusted, makes accessing some controls a little awkward (but not impossible), far too long for short lenses.

Bottom line: Excellent emergency protection during occasional bad weather for cameras with larger lenses. Those using smaller lenses should look for another solution.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, April 18, 2009

By	J. Stork "Slim Jim" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This thing does the trick. It protects your camera from rain. Of course you have to put on a clear filter so the front of your lens is protected.

3.0 out of 5 stars Very efficient, but looks like single use stuff, January 19, 2009

By	Jerome (Troy, Michigan) - See all my reviews

It really does what it says, your camera won't get wet with it, but the little hole for the viewfinder is just a whole in a single plastic sheet, nothing else! It gets destroyed very very easily, the only bad point I could find.
I keep it only as a backup, I've bought a way thicker one for "normal use"