> Over the weekend I took a ferry ride and got salt spray on my > camera, lens, monopod and ballhead. I wiped everything down with a > napkin right afterwards, and when I got home about an hour later I > went over everything again with a damp paper towel and followed > with a dry towel. The lens was covered with a UV filter, which I > washed with soap & water. So, is my stuff safe from salt corrosion > or is there something more I need to do?
I'd say (from personal experience) that what you tried were the right things to do. I might suggest perhaps just one more "rinse" with fresh water (perhaps a slightly damp "Q-tip") (trying to make sure that it dissolves any remaining salt in all the "nooks and crannies" of the various pieces, followed by a thorough paper towel or paper tissue drying, to try to remove (by "wicking out") any slightly salty water. I'd say that the trick is to try to get the salt out of all the crevices without getting too much water into the crevices in the process. Fred
