Peak Design Black Shell Small Form-Fitting Rain and Dust Cover

I received the Peak Designs cover for my camera and tossed it in my pack despite the sun shining on the way out the door for a hike. I was glad I did! As the day progressed and my hike grew longer, it started raining. Slipping the (size small) cover on my Sony a6500 with a Sony 18-105mm was easy and it fit very well with just a slight overhang in the front protecting the front edge of the lens. Functionally, this is a true cover which does not provide a lot of side access ports for your hands, but after reading other comments on those same sock-like covers I felt the Peak Designs would be better constructed and still provide sufficient access. I still feel that way. The way the cover is constructed it leads you to want another Peak Designs innovation--that being their standard connections for straps--those same connections fit easily through the small access holes on the top/sides of the cover. It is easy to mix and match straps and the cover with little effort, giving great flexibility in all shooting situations.Peak Designs products may cost more... but I am finding them well constructed, durable, comfortable, and more essential than I thought they might be.Thanks!

I purchased the small cover to protect my Fuji XT1 during a snowmobile trip in Yellowstone National Park. Ultimately I thought it would be too tight of a fit for my camera and lenses (10-24mm and 18-135mm XF ). It fit the camera and both lenses well just very snugly. The dials on top of my camera often moved when I pulled it over the back to get at the eye piece and shutter button. Knowing that I’d be wearing gloves and mittens it was too slight to be an easy to use in that situation. I was able to borrow a medium cover from a friend and it worked fine. Its a trade off, any cover you put on a camera is going to be more of a hassle than going without. I plan to keep it for backpacking and travel. It’s well built like the other Peak Design products. I have a couple of straps and the capture Pro camera clip.

Excellent protection against rain and snow, and even somewhat keeps the camera insulated in the Arctic cold, so if weather protection is what you're looking for, this serves its purpose. However, it is definitely not the easiest to get on the camera and awkward to use while shooting unless the camera plus lens happens to be about the same length as the cover. The small is still too large on a Sony a6000 with a compact prime lens, so there's a lot of extra fabric bunched up. I tend to have to hold the fabric so that it doesn't sneak into the side of the shot.

The Peak Design Small Rain cover is a great weather protector for my camera.First, my setup is a Sony RX10 Mark 2 with the Matin Deluxe Neoprene Comfort Strap with Quick Release (JU0160). I also have the Sony LCJRXE/B Premium Jacket Case that works well with the Matin neck strap.The Peak Design Shell is designed to work best with the Peak Design neck straps. This is apparent when I tried to slide the quick release buckles of the Matin strap through the strap slots in the Peak Design Shell. The Matin buckles did not fit, so I cut an incision in the Peak Design Shell just large enough for the Matin buckles to fit through. I did this because the Peak Design Rain Shell does not fit inside the Sony Premium Jacket case while attached to the camera. You have to slide the Peak Design Rain Shell off the Sony RX10ii to put it in the Sony Jacket Case. I do this because the Sony Jacket case offers more protection (more padding) when walking around. So I have to switch between the Jacket Case and the Rain Shell, and while a hassle, is acceptable for me. I need a different case depending on my activity and weather.I would recommend the Peak Design Shell Rain Cover, size small, for the Sony RX10 Mark 2. The Shell Rain cover works best with Peak Design straps, but can work with others with little or no modification. For a day outing, this case is great. I purchased this case for a 10 day backpacking trip where weight is a premium. This case is very light and gives me the weather protection I wanted. The Sony RX10 M2 is weather "resistant", and I wanted to give my $1200 camera the extra advantage of the Peak Design Rain Shell cover. I have already had the camera and case out in a rain storm (good downpour). Case was wet on the outside, and the camera had only slight dampness, and that was where the camera was touching me or where I put my wet hands on the camera trying to take photos in the rain. I think Peak Design should make the strap slots a little larger to accommodate buckles of other straps, but that is my only complaint.

I am a huge fan of Peak Design products and this is the first time I am disappointed. I followed the guide on Peak Design website and ordered a small size which they say is for mirrorless camera and smaller Crop sensor DSLR. When it arrives, it does not fit my Panasonic G9 and not even my Sony RX10 IV. The return freight from my country is not worth it for me to return. I am ordering a Medium size one. What I felt Peak Design should do is to list out the more popular cameras in the market for each size.

Always very well made. I own all three sizes for diffrent cameras and configurations.