
The plastic wrap idea was not mine but that of Reuters photographer Jo Yong-Hak. He covered the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea and lovingly wrapped all his gear in plastic wrap to keep the mud out and the images coming in. Judging by his gallery of photos, I’d say his technique worked well. Very well. [Reuters via PetaPixel]



















ErraticFocus
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 3:43 PMor buy a Pentax that has built in weather proofing…
Jason
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM@ErraticFocus – All major vendors, Nikon, Canon etc all have models with weatherproofing.
Matt
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 4:24 PMDon’t quite now how weatherproofing would fare with mud. I’d still take the plastic wrap option.
Craig
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:01 PMThat’s all very well to have a camera with weather proofing but what about your lenses? Grit in your zoom lens barrel can be a killer.