I love that backlighting..great shot. On the other hand, I too have been caught out in a downpour before, but now I have a solution. I carry my camera gear in a backpack style camera bag, so I got a lightweight military style poncho that only weighs about 1/2lb and folds up flat and compact, which I keep in the bag. The poncho is large enough that it not only covers me, it fits nicely over the pack to keep all my gear dry as well. In addition, I got the camo style so when i am out shooting nature shots I can use it to quickly rig a blind. When using it as a blind I extend the camera lens out through the center hole with the hood covering the lens.

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In the time between my post of several years ago, I now have 4 Solatubes. The only one with a light is the one is the main bathroom which I rarely use. I can tell you that the only reason I added it was because it would have orphaned a switch. The light inside the tube is rarely used as we have a light bar over the mirror above the sink which is the primary light source. These are my thoughts. The included Solatube light is no substitute for an overhead light. It is way too dim to be the only source of light. We removed the Nutone 4 function fan/light/nightlight/heat for the tube and have no regrets; possibly because my husband and I don't use that bathroom. Now that our son's getting married and moving out, heat in that bathroom became unnecessary and we FAR prefer the natural light in there. In our master bath, we have the Panasonic 4 function fan and it is indeed the quietest fan I have ever heard. It is far quieter than the fan with the Solatube, although that one is pretty quiet also. The light with the Panasonic is also dimmer than I would like and is the only light source in our master bathroom toilet/shower room. My hubby complains about it all the time. The problem is the fluorescent used instead of the incandescent of the Nutone. We plan on remodeling our bathroom in a few years and we will add a Solatube over our shower w/o light for the same reason you stated. I really don't want an unsealed light fixture over an area that receives that much moisture. I may include a fan with the tube as well because despite the power of the Panasonic, it still could use some help. There is no doubt that you can see a shadow of the light with the standard diffuser. I would definitely choose the prism diffuser if you think that will bother you. We may in the future replace our 2 standard ones but right now it's not a priority and I kind of like only having the prism ones in the 2 halls. I would strongly recommend that you not rely on the light source in the tube as your only light source in your shower area. It's just too dim.

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