My wife and I are traveling to Argentina. We will be in Tierra Del Fuego and the Straits of Magellan, in the glacier area near El Calafate, at Iguazu falls and the surrounding jungle, and in Buenos Aires. Does anyone have experience photographing in these areas? Tips would be helpful. Also, I am concerned about keeping my DSL camera dry amidst - no pun - the massive spray and water at the falls and in Tierra Del Fuego.
Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks. Larry

Hey Larry,

I have had no experience in those areas - but I hope to see some of your when you come back. As to keeping your camera dry, that may be easier. There are some skins you can purchase to help weather-proof your camera, though I am not sure how good they are. Which camera are you using?


James

Thanks for your response, James.

I am using a Nikon D80.

Larry

Hey Larry,

It took a bit of digging, but I found this link at the pop photo site. I had remembered reading about it a few months back. It may be helpful.

http://www.popphoto.com/photonews/3415/robocam-armor-for-dslrs-and-more.html

Cheers
James

I always travel with plenty of zip-lock plastic bags of the larger sizes. I put dry cloths (tee shirt material is great) inside these bags. Besides being able to wipe mist off your gear with the dry cloths; you can always pop the camera, lens or other equipment inside the bags for protection.

I have also purchased, but haven't as yet used (Southern California is in a drought) plastic Rainsleeves manufactured by OPTECH. It looks like these might work O.K. to protect the camera/lens from spray, rain and mists. They are pretty inexpensive. There are other, more elaborate and also more expensive covers available.

http://www.penncamera.com/store/index.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=394&pg=all covers available on the market.

Some camera bags such as Lowepro, have rain covers built in. However, you can always protect your camera bag with plastic garbage bags and gaffers tape.

It is my experience that you can fairly easily protect your equipment from the drizzle and rains in our temperate zones but, it is pretty difficult, if not impossible, to afford total protection from tropical monsoon rains.