Well, in my experience, condensation happens when you go from cold/dry to hot/wet, so the way around it would be to get your camera as warm as possible before entering the humid air...
If you wipe a cloth with a couple of drops of citrus juice or acid from the peel, it will keep the lens from fogging. It's a scuba trick to keep the mask from fogging. Spit works too, but it's a bit gross.
They make a anti fog for diving masks, and sell it at dive shops. I think that it is just dilute citric acid.
If you don't want to put anything on the lens, use it on a UV filter.
You could try heating the camera a little before going to the pool area. If it has been in A/C, it will be cooler than the air at the pool, and will condense moisture.
Take care around the pool. Some of us were just discussing wet-tronix in another thread about someone's flash.
You're allowed to bring cameras into the pool area? Swimming pools where I am don't allow cameras or cell phones. Which is a pity really, cause there are some great shots we've missed.
...the way around it would be to get your camera as warm as possible before entering the humid air...
Right, any suggestions on the best way to do this? I don't really want to sit the camera on top of the fireplace for a while ;)
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
If you wipe a cloth with a couple of drops of citrus juice or acid from the peel, it will keep the lens from fogging. It's a scuba trick to keep the mask from fogging. Spit works too, but it's a bit gross.
If you don't want to put anything on the lens, use it on a UV filter.
I don't think I want to put stuff on the lens - it feels like I'm just causing another problem in the long run.
Originally posted by JH:
You're allowed to bring cameras into the pool area? Swimming pools where I am don't allow cameras or cell phones. Which is a pity really, cause there are some great shots we've missed.
So far we are a bit more relaxed in NZ than some other countries. It helps that the class is in a seperate pool and has only 3-4 kids. Other parents have had cameras but they have been P&S's so if I have the 70-200 on it may draw some looks :(
You're allowed to bring cameras into the pool area? Swimming pools where I am don't allow cameras or cell phones. Which is a pity really, cause there are some great shots we've missed.
Wow, really? Where do you live? I'm near Washington, DC.
Some of my favorite shots are from pools and water parks. Like this one:
Back on topic, you could try putting the camera in a plastic bag and leaving it in there for a while after you get to the pool, to let it warm up before exposing it to the humidity.
Do you have a camera case or bag? Just leave it in the bag for a while after entering the pool area to allow your gear to come up to the temperature of the room before you remove it from the bag. You could also get a UV filter to put on the end of the lens and use the antifog stuff on the filter rather than directly on the lens. Don't know if this will work for you with the pool humidity but it works for me during our cold winters and going out into the freezing temperatures and then back into heated environments.
Thanks for your advice. I put my camera in a shelf in the hot water cupboard overnight and then wrapped it in a towel and we went to the pool. When we got there I took the camera out and no fogging up - perfect.
The day was overcast so there wasn't as much light coming in from outside as usual so I set the camera to ISO 800 and f/4, put it on burst mode and told my wife (Quackers) to fire away. We got almost 400 shots and while some didn't work due to the settings (too much movement etc) we got plenty of great keepers for the family album.
Being a proud Dad here's one shot to show off (without editing other than sharpening and SFW):
I've never had a problem bringing my camera to the local pool. Heck I print off a bunch of pictures for the kids and parents. We actually had someone come in with an underwater rig and took a lot of photo's of kids jumping off the diving board. He had a wireless hookup and they brought in a computer for the kids to check out the photo's right then.
Thanks for your advice. I put my camera in a shelf in the hot water cupboard overnight and then wrapped it in a towel and we went to the pool. When we got there I took the camera out and no fogging up - perfect.
That's great, but what the heck is a hot water cupboard? :)
Thanks for your advice. I put my camera in a shelf in the hot water cupboard overnight and then wrapped it in a towel and we went to the pool. When we got there I took the camera out and no fogging up - perfect.
That's great, but what the heck is a hot water cupboard? :)
It's a little room where the hot water cylinder is and there are usually some shelves alongside to put towels etc.
Thanks for your advice. I put my camera in a shelf in the hot water cupboard overnight and then wrapped it in a towel and we went to the pool. When we got there I took the camera out and no fogging up - perfect.
That's great, but what the heck is a hot water cupboard? :)
It's a little room where the hot water cylinder is and there are usually some shelves alongside to put towels etc.
So it warms the towels, eh? Neat. I've never heard anyone use that term before. Most of the water heaters that I've seen were in the garage, and you probably wouldn't want your clean towels anywhere near them. :)
Thanks for your advice. I put my camera in a shelf in the hot water cupboard overnight and then wrapped it in a towel and we went to the pool. When we got there I took the camera out and no fogging up - perfect.
That's great, but what the heck is a hot water cupboard? :)
It's a little room where the hot water cylinder is and there are usually some shelves alongside to put towels etc.
