It has been raining and raining for the past 3 days. At least it isn’t snowing.

Tomorrow there is going to be the annual Walk MS in Salt Lake City, Utah and I will be going to help photograph the event. It should be fun and hopefully not wet. Last time I was caught in an all day event in the rain I was prepared enough with plastic trash bags. They kept the equipment safe in the rain but damn it was difficult to photograph.

So I have my eye on the Think Tank Photo Hydrophobia. It helps protect your camera gear in the rain while letting you access the buttons and controls and continue to photograph. This is on my Amazon.com wishlist and so hopefully I will buy it soon. And I will review it once I do.

There are versions that will even support the big lenses at 600mm! All I will need is the one for my 70-200mm.

As for that rain day last year, I was surprised to see how many photographers were not even protecting their cameras in the rain – I was passing out plastic garbage bags to them and encouraging them to keep their gear safe.

I love camera equipment. And yes, it probably borders the line of do I need it or do I want it. There have been plenty of times where I have not thought long term when I purchased a new piece of equipment. And I end up buying something that gets replaced by something shinier and newer at a later date.

I bought the Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 lens and then a few months later I bought the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens and the 24mm sat on the shelf or at the bottom of the camera bag for several years. I think that might happen to a lot of people who invest in hobbies. We buy with what we can afford only to replace it a short time later with something better. It would have been better financially to have waited and bought the nicer item.

Nikkor f/2.8 24mm lens

Looking at my 50mm lenses. I have purchased one at f/1.8, f/1.4, and f/1.2. Each one got more expensive and each one was better than the previous model. And had I just saved up money for the high end model I wouldn’t have spent $600 on the lower end models. Yes, I can sell the low end models but we end up taking a little bit of a loss when we do.

And then there is the baby step model. Maybe we shouldn’t buy the most expensive lens until we are ready. We can always rent the lens and see what we need. There is nothing wrong with the kit lens and we can try lenses before we buy. And let your need determine your purchase – not just your want.

Hopefully this website will give more insight into what works and where you can invest your money – as a hobby or as a profession.

And if you want to find this lens new you can check it out at Amazon.com.