The rain in Spain stays mainly...

[Dan Coplan]

off my Steadicam, I hope!

 

Just found out I'm going to be shooting in rain next week. Any advice much appreciated including what sort of conversation I should have with the producer regarding potential damage to my rig.

 

Dan

[BJMcDonnell SOC]

Yo Dan!

 

Make sure you get covers for your battery cage, arm,follow focus transmitter and yourself. I use plastic wrap around the follow focus reciever on the sled and the AC's usually just use a plastic bag around the camera instead of a camera rain cover. I have a mountain hardware rain jacket that I cut a hole in so my arm from my backmount harness can come thru and my vest is totally dry inside. Ive flown a 435 with a rain deflector on. Hope that helps a little. Oh yes, don't forget a tube of lisigav. Ron told me to remind you of that. I think he bought stock in the company.

 

BJ

[Gus Trivino]

Hi Dan

 

Yesterday I worked for first time under the rain with a Rain deflector.

I used an HD camera with a Spintec Rain Deflector: http://www.spintec.co.il/

Very VERY light. (If you have direct sound, maybe is a little bit noise)

 

I tried to power the Rain deflector with the camera aux power (hirose 4), but the battery (Sony BP)couldn´t powered the camera and the Rain Deflector.

Finally I powered the Rain Deflector with the sled.

My advices are:

-Rain cover for all the equipment and use plastic wrap too.

-a Big Towell for you

-A good hairdryer to dry the equipment if you have some problem on set.

 

Best to all,

 

Gus