eTone focusing cloths - opinions?

[Scott --]

Hi all -

I'm ready to move on from my winter fleece jacket/dark cloth and am considering the eTone focusing cloth (for example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/273821001161). Anyone have experience with one of these?

Thanks,
Scott

[Kiwi7475]

No experience. Why not use proven dark cloths like the Harrison? At $60-some bucks it’s hardly more expensive than these unknown (to me at least) options.

[gregmo]

I own 1 in a larger size for 5x7/ 8x10. I am very happy with it.

They are well constructed with a durable material that has a nice weight to it (while not being too heavy to add much weight in the bag or too light to constantly flap in the wind). They had a sale going on at the time I purchased mine.

[samlrs]

Hi all -

I'm ready to move on from my winter fleece jacket/dark cloth and am considering the eTone focusing cloth (for example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/273821001161). Does anyone have experience with one of these?
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Thanks,
Scott

I do not recommend you buy it
first of all its really overpriced
secondary, you can just use your jacket to cover you up or a simple piece of cloth that's worth 5 bucks

[Mark Sawyer]

I find a Dracula cape works well, plus you can scare away little kids who get too curious. (And I always feel more creative when speaking in a bad Transylvanian accent...)

[Daniel Casper Lohenstein]

Hi all -

I'm ready to move on from my winter fleece jacket/dark cloth and am considering the eTone focusing cloth (for example, https://www.ebay.com/itm/273821001161). Anyone have experience with one of these?

Hi Scott,

I like this dark cloth. I use it every time without thinking, it's never in the way. It protects the camera from the weather. When it's hot it's pretty cool. When it's cold it keeps the wind away. Rain doesn't come through at first. But I use an umbrella anyway. It's not too big, so it doesn't flutter much in the wind. You can tie it up. You can wrap the camera in this dark cloth. Then you will not have to use a Novoflex wrap. You can use the cloth as a padding, too.

It weighs a lot, about 800g. When I depend on lightweight equipment, it stays at home because I prefer to use my fleece vest or the soft shell then.

Price: really good things are bought only once in a lifetime. I have been using the cloth regularly for several years now. So far I did not need another one.

I hope this helps.

[Drew Wiley]

I use black Goretex fabric - waterproof, breathable, lightweight, no lint, and very durable. It amazes me that no one has offered this option commercially. Goretex yardage in black is hard to find, but does exist.

[Jim Noel]

The major problem is that it doesn't cover the bellows. This may not be a problem with a new camera,but one which has been owned and used for 25-75 years, or more, may well need this help.

[Alan Klein]

I use black Goretex fabric - waterproof, breathable, lightweight, no lint, and very durable. It amazes me that no one has offered this option commercially. Goretex yardage in black is hard to find, but does exist.
This?
https://www.rockywoods.com/FABRICS/Activewear-Fabrics/Waterproof-Breathable-Fabrics/Coating/Gore~Tex%C2%AE?page=2

[Alan Klein]

Click on GoreTex
https://www.rockywoods.com/FABRICS/Activewear-Fabrics/Waterproof-Breathable-Fabrics/Coating/Gore~Tex%C2%AE?page=2

[Drew Wiley]

Yes, Alan. But my own darkcloth is a little heavier version of it. Goretex is Goretex. It's not a stretch material, or cordura, or ordinary ripstop nylon, but a patented line of tri-layer high-quality material that rain parkas etc are made from. I can't vouch for knockoff brands. But since this is a minor application, and not a matter of life and death like a high altitude tent, there might now be certain similar fabrics which would also work. You want to search under Black Goretex and then read the fine print. It's relatively expensive per yard. I use heavy-duty velcro at the corners.
If someone wants something dirt cheap but very light (too light in my opinion), breathable, and waterproof for a awhile (a few hours at a time), there is a kind of Tyvek truck wrap black on one side and white on the other. I used to grab big scraps of it headed to the dumpster after the lumber truck loads were upwrapped, but more for applications like groundcloths under a tent rather than darkcloths per se, though this kind of material would work far better than anything cotton, because it does not produce lint and does not absorb water easily, and can easily be rinsed off if dirty.

[Scott --]

Thank you all for the great discussion and input. In the end, though, I ended up ordering a Wanderer regular cloth, similar in construction and design, but a little more appealing ('cause that matters). Now just a matter of waiting on the USPS...

[Kiwi7475]

Thank you all for the great discussion and input. In the end, though, I ended up ordering a Wanderer regular cloth, similar in construction and design, but a little more appealing ('cause that matters). Now just a matter of waiting on the USPS...

Good choice! Polka dots or checkered? [emoji16]

[Scott --]

Lunar Surface (https://www.wandererphotogear.com/product-page/lunar-surfacel-dark-cloth), looked classy to me (dunno...).

[Jimi]

I have the same Wanderer cloth, very happy with the Lunar surface too.