On 17/11/07, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: >Don't bother with hair dryers, all they do is blow dust into your camera, >have very little effect on drying the harmless exterior condensation, and >absolutely no effect on anything that forms on the inside. >I don't think modern electronic cameras are as prone to condensive moisture >damage as older mechanical ones, either.
This may be fine advice with the camera, but have to disagree with lenses. The hair dryer is not directly having an effect on the condensation. What it is doing is warming up the glass, plastic and metal that the lens is made of, which in turn evaporates the condensation. Admittedly, the majority of non-professional situations will preclude such drastic action. In my world, it's a seldom used necessity. My video lenses are a business capital expenditures and will be replaced probably about once every three or four years. Turning a hair dryer on them is no worry to em and very effective. If it were my stills camera and lenses, I wouldn't. I'd take bill's advice. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
