DeanS
Loc: Capital City area of North Carolina
Collhar wrote:
What. One of the rocket scientists here would label you as someone who has "special needs"
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I do have “special needs” but only defined by meself!
Good responses on thermal environment. Mil spec for non-operational is 160F, and if you need better, there’s additional venting or cooling. Even hot desert environments will not experience this (enclosed space, sunlight, transparencies). Removing the battery is a good call.
As a "new" member, you certainly didn't waste time establishing yourself as an acerbic contributor. I'm sure others will certainly make their own assessments as to what weight to put on your contributions.
--Bob
Collhar wrote:
As you did in yours. Perhaps next time you will not be quick to judge.
rmalarz wrote:
As a "new" member, you certainly didn't waste time establishing yourself as an acerbic contributor. I'm sure others will certainly make their own assessments as to what weight to put on your contributions.
--Bob
I have spend 30 years working on Wall St. I am not used to people with tissue thin skin. Now do this; ask yourself if I care what you think? Why would I?
rmalarz wrote:
As a "new" member, you certainly didn't waste time establishing yourself as an acerbic contributor. I'm sure others will certainly make their own assessments as to what weight to put on your contributions.
--Bob
As you are a old member, I'm not too impressed. I am wounded to the quick.
I have been lucky until recently when I was shooting my yearly running festival with 3500 runners.
We had fog, drizzle, rain, wind etc.etc. I have a cover for my X70 camcorder it does not solve the problem.
I covered the camera with plastic a little better. But when the wind came up sometimes would blow
the rain horizontal. Like many of you I have valuable cameras like the Sony a7s II with lens. I have decided
to just not shoot in this whether. Light drizzle maybe with plastic. I see news people with covers that are
like what you would cover a bike etc. And the lens is exposed somewhat.
Honestly I would think about this on which camera. My Sony bridge RX10 III is somewhat water resistant.
Makers are very cagy about the camera's ability to survive.
It would be easier to have one of those underwater and rough handling Oly's I bought my grandaughter.
When I go to the grocery store I get some extra plastic bags from the vegetable section. They work great for keeping the camera dry when it starts to rain. There are many extra uses for them i.e. doggy poop bags, keeping hair dry, protecting other electric items, etc. The best thing is they are FREE.
Blurryeyed wrote:
I would be careful, moisture got inside of one of my Canon bodies and it was minimal, I never knew it was there until different features stopped working, I had given it to my kid, he had it repaired and with the repair they returned a bunch of rusted parts from the interior of the camera.
I fell in the river with my D 500 and 18 to 300 lens in Tahoe this weekend. neither one seems to work anymore, good thing I got the nsurance when I purchased the equipment a year and half ago lol. Good thing I didn't have my entire camera bag with my 2 other lenses all though their insured as well, Funny thing my Samsung S10 phone kept working
Larryshuman wrote:
Yesterday I got caught in a rain storm without any rain gear, The D810 and 24~120mm lens got really soaked. The camera quit working while the lens works correctly. My car sets in full sun on the driveway, so I set the camera on the passengers seat without the front cap and the battery door open. I just went out to check. The stirring wheel was hot to touch and camera was also. Brought the camera inside, installed the battery and the camera works as advertised. This has happened to me twice and each time I opened the camera and left it to dry out and this has worked twice now.
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First, I shoot Canon but I can relate. I damn near cried to hear of your calamity
Second off, a few Hoggers here can be down right rude or at least obnoxious. You wanted to share an experience. I get it. Ignore them, please.
Third, I like the plastic bag trick and will definitely use it even if I'm walking my pooch.
Fourth, I went to photograph Niagara Falls. I went to the store and picked up a RainSleeve. Not a bad investment. At least I have piece of mind.
Finally, I have visited my local pharmacist. I have asked him to save those little dessicants from pill bottles. They don't drain any residual rain water but they will adsorb some wayward moisture. (Search my previous posts under Dessicants).
We are here at this forum to share and learn and improve ourselves.
Happy Shooting!
rmalarz wrote:
As a "new" member, you certainly didn't waste time establishing yourself as an acerbic contributor. I'm sure others will certainly make their own assessments as to what weight to put on your contributions.
--Bob
It would appear there is a hissy fit going on here. I read the beginning statement of the person who got his camera wet and then a response from someone who indicated he has "special needs" "As an educator for over 35 years I can tell you that many folks do not learn by their mistakes. It was not a judgement call. He said it himself that this was the SECOND time it has happened.
But, as a former special education teacher, I really understand him and his special needs." Was that necessary??
That somehow didn't offend you. Then the new person sorta defends the guy against that assertion that you take umbrage with.
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
traderjohn wrote:
It would appear there is a hissy fit going on here. I read the beginning statement of the person who got his camera wet and then a response from someone who indicated he has "special needs" "As an educator for over 35 years I can tell you that many folks do not learn by their mistakes. It was not a judgement call. He said it himself that this was the SECOND time it has happened.
But, as a former special education teacher, I really understand him and his special needs." Was that necessary??
That somehow didn't offend you. Then the new person sorta defends the guy against that assertion that you take umbrage with.
It would appear there is a hissy fit going on here... (
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I never said he had special needs. I said as a special ed teacher, I understood him. Maybe you have a reading disability.
billnikon wrote:
I never said he had special needs. I said as a special ed teacher, I understood him. Maybe you have a reading disability.
I fail to see the need for photographers to be mean to each other. I thought the mission of this forum was to share our experiences. Perhaps that little piece of information has alluded many. Please ignore the offensive and obnoxious and let's get back to being photographers.
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