Review on 🌧️ Altura Photo Professional Camera Rain Cover: Rain Gear for Canon Nikon Sony DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras by Walter Day

I photograph youth football. I'm there with the children in any weather, even when it rains. Although my camera and lens are weatherproof (Canon 80D with 70-200mm f/2.8), I don't want to risk it. My friend recommended the Altura raincoat to me and I bought it. I've seen photographers shoot with plastic trash bags wrapped/taped around their cameras and lenses. I've seen large, bulky, blanket-like contraptions covering their gear. I didn't want that. I needed something lightweight, easy to use and unobtrusive. I sometimes scroll through the video - and I need to see the LCD screen, and I need to be able to get to the zoom buttons and ring quickly and easily. I can do anything with the Altura raincoat. Pros: The body is long enough to protect my 70-200mm lens with the lens hood on. On the inside of the cap where it meets the hood is a rubberized grip material. There is also a Velcro closure on the outside of the cap. Once you put your camera and telephoto lens in this thing, it "holds on" and forms a water barrier around the lens hood. Pretty cool. There are left and right "sleeves" to put my hands in so I can work with the lens adjustment buttons and zoom ring. There are also adjustable drawstrings at the ends of the "sleeves" if needed, so I can clip them around my wrists and prevent water getting in that way. There is a zipper on the underside of the cover. Leaving it open allows you to mount the camera on a tripod (which I do). The entire back of the lid is flexible, clear plastic, which allows me to see the LCD screen, buttons, etc. Although not very convenient, I can also see through the plastic into the viewfinder. Cons: Raincover doesn't leak. I put my Rode video mic (or more) in the hot shoe on top of my setup. Looking through the viewfinder is possible, but uncomfortable - and probably not what the manufacturer thinks we're going to start with. However, Live View shooting is possible. Once you put your hand in the cap, you don't have much leeway to play around with the zoom ring on your lens or the buttons and dials on your camera. Shooting sports, I need to be able to control the camera quickly - and in this case I had to relearn what I can and can't do and how fast I can do it. Bottom line: if you're like me (I live in the Seattle area) and think you could shoot in the rain and protect your camera gear while doing it, this raincoat won't break the bank, and it has some good features built in. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. I like it (I live in the Seattle area) and I think you might be shooting in the rain and want your camera gear protected while doing so, this raincoat is inexpensive and has a few good features. Inside. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. Love it (I live in the Seattle area) and think you might want to be shooting in the rain and protect your camera gear while doing so, this rain jacket won't break the bank and has some nice features. Inside. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. Love it (I live in the Seattle area) and think you might want to be shooting in the rain and protect your camera gear while doing so, this rain jacket won't break the bank and has some nice features. Inside. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. Love it (I live in the Seattle area) and think you might want to be shooting in the rain and protect your camera gear while doing so, this rain jacket won't break the bank and has some nice features. Inside. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. I recommend the Altura raincoat. I love it (I live in the Seattle area) and think that you might be shooting in the rain and want to protect your camera gear, this rain jacket won't break the bank and has some nice features. Inside. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. I recommend the Altura raincoat. Love it (I live in the Seattle area) and think you might want to be shooting in the rain and protect your camera gear while doing so, this rain jacket won't break the bank and has some nice features. Inside. It folds up and doesn't clutter up in your camera bag. I even forget he's there most of the time. But I'm sure glad that I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. that he is there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat. that he is there most of the time. But I'm sure glad I have it when it starts raining! Overall, I recommend the Altura raincoat.