Super Light Rain Gear for Photographers:
Back on the fall S2 trip with D Farkas and crew, we were shooting in pretty heavy rain one day. If one is spending money for an S2 water resistant camera, one can justify spending a fraction of that on a jacket that keeps the photographer dry.
On that trip, I had brought along a heavy rain parka that the Green Bay Packers use on the sidelines during downpours in a game. I worked very well. It was truly waterproof, the hood worked very well, and the vertical “Napoleon Pockets” were very handy while shooting photographs, much more reliable than the usual side pockets most jackets have.
But unfortunately, not everyone want to have a jacket with “PACKERS” printed across the back of their jacket. One of the participants said if I ever saw a similar jacket in black with red accents to let them know. Well I will let you all know, and this jacket is much lighter and probably more flexible that the Packer one I used.
This 15oz zip through all weather jacket is made in Vancouver. Westcomb’s Switch LT hoodie is officially the lightest neoshell jacket in the world. Waterproof, durable Fly weight nylon ripstop, another one to add to the list of performance outerwear taking hi spec to new levels. It’s easy for fancy active clothing to end up looking frumpy but these hoodies are as goodlooking as they are feature packed. A solid range of colours, each one comes with Micro Seam Taping (a thin waterproof barrier), articulated sleeves and YKK smooth pull AquaGuard Vislon zippers. Looks great in black with the red zippers. $430.
See detail here:
http://www.westcomb.com/product/waterproof-breathable-neoshell/84/switch-lt-hoody.html
The initial photo was taken on that rain day. The only better protection from the torrential rain during 30 minutes than a hooded rain jacket was this overpass which I used during a lens change. Then I realized it was a good photo-op.