> My van(no trunk) has AC, I stayed in an AC motel.
> My camera case is either with me in the car on in
> the room at all times. Of course, the humidity is
> high on the coast. When ever I took one of the
> cameras out of the case and attempted to take a
> picture, my lens would instantly fog and put me
> out of business for at least five minutes. With
> this much humidity, there is bound to be condensation
> on the inside of the camera.That cant be good. I
> understand the condensation part of this problem
> and I know that many of you more experienced folks
> have gone through this also. My question--how
> did you solve it or is it solvable?
The only real solution is to keep the camera at the
same temperature as the outside air. If you can't
do that, the problem isn't really isn't solvable.
When the hot moist air hits the cold camera, it'll
fog up.
I keep my sunglasses from fogging when I get out of
the car by turning the defroster up as hot as it will
go and holding the glasses over the vent for a couple
of seconds. That works, but I wouldn't feel good
about heating a camera lens that fast. I suspect
that uneven expansion could do ugly things.
You could put the camera in a plastic bag and let it
warm up inside the bag. That would keep the moisture
off of the camera, but it wouldn't get you shooting
any faster.
-Don
