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I found a flaw with the hama when i returned fom donington park at the weekend...

It isn't waterproof :(

As I found out when I found my camera gear nicely dripping. Luckily I store everything in bags inside the backpack so nothing was too bad except the cardboard packaging for a couple of things including my remote switch. Still, it is all dry and tested now and no faults found so I guess it's ok.

So, having realised you certainly do get what you pay for, I guess it's time for a waterproof bag to store all my equipment in - next time I may not be so lucky...
 
Lucky escape !!

I am glad that all your kit is ok though and its a valid point that you raise.
 
How did it get wet? rain or puddle or...?
 
I wouldn't have said it was waterproof.
Glad your kit is OK though.

I had this bag for a couple of years, before recently upgrading to the LowePro Trekker AW.

The HAMA I trusted many a time with drizzle and a bit of rain, but a sustained downpour I would have avoided.
I suppose if you sprayed it with water repellant, like the stuff you spray on boots and fishing umbrellas and tents etc, then it would help to a degree?
Although don't hold me reponsible if either A: It doesnt work, or B: It reacts to the bag and eats it away....lol
 
Lucky escape!

Marcel said:
I suppose if you sprayed it with water repellant, like the stuff you spray on boots and fishing umbrellas and tents etc, then it would help to a degree?
Although don't hold me reponsible if either A: It doesnt work, or B: It reacts to the bag and eats it away....lol
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I haven't used that stuff for years but from what I remember from my camping days although the main material is waterproofed the seams and zips etc aren't so your kit still gets soaked, albeit slightly less.

For the peace of mind I would go for a waterproof bag to start with. Especially if we are talking expensive electronics.
 
The kit got wet while the backpack was on my back - so through seams or zip or somewhere similar I would guess.

I was expecting a couple of showers at the weekend, but it was far heavier than I expected (so much so that they abandoned at least one race while I was there). There was rain, snow and hail all in one afternoon.

The gear wasn't what you would call soaked, but it was wet enough to cause me some concern...

Now I am looking for a top loading all weather bag that will take my 350D with battery grip and my 70-300 IS USM lens both attached. I have looked at the Lowepro Nova 5 AW and although price wise it is fine I am not convinced it will take the camera with the zoom attached.

I don't really want a backpack if at all possible, mainly for ease of access to the camera in the dry spells between hail and snow (as I struggled on Sunday with this and in the end gave up and left the camera in the backpack).

Can any of you with first hand experience recommend this or any other bag?
 
Oh aye..I didn't mean it as a suitable replacement for proper waterproofing, but more as a help for getting caught short out in the rain.
When you have no shelter, I suppose partial protection is better than none.
 
Yeah I've had no problems with my Crumpler Brian's Hottub or Farmers Double - both of which have been subjected to torrential rain (although not for extended periods - as I carry a small umbrella :) )
 
Braeden said:
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Now I am looking for a top loading all weather bag that will take my 350D with battery grip and my 70-300 IS USM lens both attached. I have looked at the Lowepro Nova 5 AW and although price wise it is fine I am not convinced it will take the camera with the zoom attached.
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Can any of you with first hand experience recommend this or any other bag?
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I have the Lowepro Rezo 140 AW and it holds my 300D with Tamron 28-300 attached. Still room to the side of the camera for lenshood/batteries etc

Currys were selling it for £20 when I was last there :)
 
A lucky escape there m8 :clap:

I trust my mini trekker Aw with my still gear, and i have a bag from the samsonite trekking range for my minidv cam corder. To date both have been nothing short of excellent in british weather conditions :thumb:

I'd not hesitate to recommend anything from either of those brands. :)
 
I have looked at the Lowepro Nova 5 AW and although price wise it is fine I am not convinced it will take the camera with the zoom attached
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I can tell you it will take a eos 1d II with the 300 f4 and 1.4x converter on (about 32cm in length) comfortably. With a few other lenses packed looks like this

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oooh, I've just noticed from that picture where my missing CF card is. :embarasse :getmecoat

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dazzajl said:
oooh, I've just noticed from that picture where my missing CF card is. :embarasse :getmecoat

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Reminds me of the day I drove 30 miles for a photo-shoot then remembered my CF card was still in the PC:doh:
 
Reminds me of the day I drove 30 miles for a photo-shoot then remembered my CF card was still in the PC
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I've been even more daft than that.

It was the day I went off to shoot this http://www.thephotographyforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6406

I had passed this field on the hill a few days before and thought I'd take a drive back out there and take a proper look and try out the digi back for landscapes.

So I arrived and started to set up, found a spot I liked and was having a ball looking through the ground glass on the 5x4 camera, playing with the camera movments and filters etc. Finally I had something I was happy with and turn to the car to get the back out. :doh: :doh: :doh:

So, 20 miles home and then back again. By the time I (re)arrived the sun was just sitting on the top of the hill. Did the timming make or break the shot? Jury is still out on that one.

I would have like to have tried the shot I set out to get but within a few days the colour had all gone. Oh well, lesson well learnt.
 
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