Retractable rain shield protects your camera body and a lens up to 500mm
When the rain starts pouring, the only option for outdoor photographers who don't have a weather-sealed camera is to stuff their kit into a glorified plastic bag – which may not even cover the lens. However, now there's a new and far more robust way to protect your gear: the Camera Canopy.
The device was inspired by a small team in Brooklyn, who found that plastic rain covers made it difficult to adjust camera functions and also left lenses exposed. Their solution attaches to the hot shoe and provides a shield that sits over your camera and lens like a roof, protecting it from the elements while not obstructing the controls or obscuring the rear screen or top LCD.
The upper shield can retract or remove to accommodate lenses from primes to 500mm telephotos
The Camera Canopy mounts onto a standard hotshoe
Camera Canopy is a two-piece peripheral, where the upper shield can extend or retract to provide cover for telephoto lenses up to 500mm. Alternatively it can be removed entirely, as the lower shield should provide more than enough cover for smaller zooms or prime lenses.
The device comes complete with a drawstring backpack carry bag, which naturally is also weather resistant, and is available from Camera Canopy for $79.99 plus shipping.
James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.
