How to Make Camera Rain Covers

Make a Digital SLR Camera Cover

1). Measure the diameter (width) of your lens at the distal end (the end furthest away from the camera). Using this measurement, cut off one of the bottom corners of a plastic freezer bag at a 45-degree angle. The length of the cut should be the same as that of the lens diameter.
2). Insert your camera into the freezer bag so that the lens faces towards the cut-off corner. Slide the lens into the hole, leaving two to three millimeters of plastic bag extending beyond it and make sure the bag covers the camera snugly.
3). Remove the camera and mark the lens size on the bag with a permanent ink marker. Store the marked plastic bag in your camera bag. Do the same for any different-sized lenses you may have so that you have a plastic protector for each one.

1). Slide your camera into the appropriate plastic freezer bag for the lens you are using until the lens fits through the opening at the bottom. Make sure you have two to three millimeters of plastic extending beyond the lens.
2). Stretch an elastic band once or twice around the lens to hold the plastic firmly in place. Make sure the elastic band is as near to the distal end as possible.
3). Attach a UV lens, making sure to catch the extending edges of the plastic bag in the thread. You will have to wipe the surface of the UV lens dry if it happens to get wet, but at least the surface of the more valuable lens underneath will remain clean and dry.
4). Remove the elastic band if you are satisfied that the UV lens is holding the plastic bag firmly to the camera. If there are any gaps between the lens and the bag, the elastic band will prevent water from tracking up the outside of the lens.
5). Bring the rest of the plastic freezer bag over and under the camera so that it is completely covered. Keep the UV lens clear by wiping dry as needed with lint-free cloth.