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Dale Guthormsen · November 30th, 2010, 07:46 PM

curiously what is the best rain cover for a fx 1000? Plan to hand shoot action shots as well as tripod stuff.

I looked at the Kata cr 15. I used a kata in the past with a gl2, was looking for something better.

Leslie Wand · November 30th, 2010, 08:21 PM

interestingly enough i just bought the kata - after using one on my previous v1.

i shopped around for alternatives, petrol, etc., but they're all pretty much of a sameness - though they're are some remarkably (badly made) cheap ones around too....

Adam Gold · November 30th, 2010, 10:27 PM

I'm a Porta Brace fan. Use them on all my cams.

PortaBrace - Product Detail:RS-FZ17B

Leslie Wand · November 30th, 2010, 11:17 PM

i agree that portabrace make the best camera protection of any of them - but for the odd (and i mean odd!) shower i have to shoot in down here $65au was more than enough to pay ;p)

David Johns · December 2nd, 2010, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale Guthormsen

curiously what is the best rain cover for a fx 1000? Plan to hand shoot action shots as well as tripod stuff. I looked at the Kata cr 15. I used a kata in the past with a gl2, was looking for something better.

I bought the Kata for my Z5 specifically because the Petrol cover I had for my previous V1 was so awkward and fiddly to fit to the camera. The Kata is virtually a one-move operation to swipe it over the camera and it's done. And, there's plenty of space left to actually get your hands in to operate the controls, which wasn't the case with the Petrol cover. On the other hand, I like Petrol bags :-)

Regards
Dave

Chris Duczynski · December 2nd, 2010, 11:08 PM

Leslie - where did you buy the Kata cover - was it $65 - sounds a bargain

Leslie Wand · December 3rd, 2010, 01:01 AM

oh dear,

looked at (or rather thinking of) the wrong invoice - $104 from b&h. amazon had them at the same price.

sorry if i got anyone over excited......

Dale Guthormsen · December 3rd, 2010, 04:14 PM

Good afternoon,

I am going to go with the Porta Brace, I am a portabrace product fan, I had looked for them and did not find this one. With the number B& H brought it right up!!!

thank you gentlemen!!

November 30th, 2010, 07:46 PM	#1
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Rain cover curiously what is the best rain cover for a fx 1000? Plan to hand shoot action shots as well as tripod stuff. I looked at the Kata cr 15. I used a kata in the past with a gl2, was looking for something better. __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

November 30th, 2010, 10:27 PM	#3
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	I'm a Porta Brace fan. Use them on all my cams. PortaBrace - Product Detail:RS-FZ17B __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

December 3rd, 2010, 04:14 PM	#8
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Good afternoon, I am going to go with the Porta Brace, I am a portabrace product fan, I had looked for them and did not find this one. With the number B& H brought it right up!!! thank you gentlemen!! __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

November 30th, 2010, 08:21 PM	#2
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	interestingly enough i just bought the kata - after using one on my previous v1. i shopped around for alternatives, petrol, etc., but they're all pretty much of a sameness - though they're are some remarkably (badly made) cheap ones around too....

November 30th, 2010, 11:17 PM	#4
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	i agree that portabrace make the best camera protection of any of them - but for the odd (and i mean odd!) shower i have to shoot in down here $65au was more than enough to pay ;p)

December 2nd, 2010, 11:08 PM	#6
Chris Duczynski Major Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: sydney Posts: 304	Leslie - where did you buy the Kata cover - was it $65 - sounds a bargain

December 3rd, 2010, 01:01 AM	#7
Leslie Wand Trustee Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: upper hunter, australia Posts: 1,410	oh dear, looked at (or rather thinking of) the wrong invoice - $104 from b&h. amazon had them at the same price. sorry if i got anyone over excited......