Lens Fog
Aug 12, 2018 12:10:59 #
carl hervol
Loc: jacksonville florida
I would never leave a camera in the garage in the high heat it can melt the grease and then you can get on the lens elements then you have to pay to get it cleaned the hair drier is the best way to go there cheep and small.
Aug 12, 2018 12:52:28 #
leftj wrote:
Weather sealed has nothing to do with it.
Right because condensation won't occur on the sensor more frequently in an unsealed camera.
Aug 12, 2018 15:06:24 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
Don't cool your house so much and keep the camera away from any air conditioning outlets. I keep my house around 76.
Aug 13, 2018 08:57:55 #
Edia wrote:
Yesterday a stag wandered onto my front lawn. I ran to get my camera to capture the image. I went out my front door and started shooting. When I reviewed my shots, I found the images all fogged up. My house was air conditioned and outside was hot and humid. Is there anything I could do to keep my lens from fogging up?
Leave the camera in the garage?
Aug 13, 2018 09:00:37 #
twowindsbear wrote:
What do you not understand about the OP's question?
". . . anything I could do to keep my lens from fogging up?"
". . . anything I could do to keep my lens from fogging up?"
Both can happen in the same conditions - fair question. Unless you take the lens off you assume only the lens is fogged.
Aug 13, 2018 09:31:09 #
carl hervol wrote:
I would never leave a camera in the garage in the high heat it can melt the grease and then you can get on the lens elements then you have to pay to get it cleaned the hair drier is the best way to go there cheep and small.
A garage temp is rarely as high as shooting outside in bright sunlight in a hot climate where the camera receives full sunlight. But to be on the safe side, the operating temps are -10 C to +40 C.
Aug 13, 2018 09:35:40 #
JD750 wrote:
Ha ha ha my bad vision I thought it said "Leg... (show quote)
You mean waterproof - as in submersible. You still can't prevent condensation on the surface of the lens. I use Nikon D800/D810 and "weather sealed" lenses - and there is still condensation if I am not careful.
Aug 13, 2018 18:38:32 #
Edia wrote:
Yesterday a stag wandered onto my front lawn. I ran to get my camera to capture the image. I went out my front door and started shooting. When I reviewed my shots, I found the images all fogged up. My house was air conditioned and outside was hot and humid. Is there anything I could do to keep my lens from fogging up?
I'm not sure how well this would work but there is anti-fog solution used by scuba divers, and may be sold by photo stores also. It's not a substitute for acclimating, but might be worth a try as a last minute temporary fix.
Aug 15, 2018 22:34:32 #
Gene51 wrote:
You mean waterproof - as in submersible. You still can't prevent condensation on the surface of the lens. I use Nikon D800/D810 and "weather sealed" lenses - and there is still condensation if I am not careful.
I was going toward mitigating, or slowing down, the same problem on the sensor. Going from inside to outside, cool dry air vs warm moist air, a weather sealed camera will slow down the rate of moist air diffusing into the camera body, maybe to the point that the sensor would be warm and thus condensation would not occur at all on the sensor.
Aug 16, 2018 08:35:01 #
Aug 16, 2018 13:53:19 #
Don't use what? Who are you responding to? Please use "Quote Reply" when responding to another post.
carl hervol wrote:
do not use it!!! 
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