Thanks for looking, Steve & thanks for your thoughts. Thanks, too, for the heads up on the Timbuk2 bag... we have several of their messengers & now I see they have the camera insert available to purchase separately... Hmmm...
:) -c On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 1:12 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: > on 2013-02-10 21:09 Christine Nielsen wrote >> >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157632736739251/with/8464137448/ > > > nice little photo essay > > > >> I learned long ago that it's a good idea, after being out in the cold >> with your camera, to bag it up in a ziploc & then let it come to room >> temp for a couple of hours before using/retrieving sd card, etc. All >> in the name of preventing condensation/moisture from getting into the >> camera & messing with the electronics, etc.. Here's what I wonder: >> 1) How many of you do this? > > > i don't, but Denver has a pretty dry climate; i am a little cautious when i > walk into a more humid building; extreme example was the tropical greenhouse > at Denver Botanic Gardens recently; camera was cold and it fogged the filter > right away; i cleared it with a lens pen, waited a few minutes, cleared it > again and was okay, but the filter warms up faster than the lens body, so i > know as i focused (A 50/1.7 lens) some humid air would get in, but not a lot > on such a small lens; around here i can rely on the dry climate to > re-desiccate the lens, but elsewhere it could be trouble > > if i'm not using the camera, i keep it in the camera bag when changing > environments (currently using a Timbuk2 Snoop XS and happy with it) > > > >> 2) For a weatherproof camera, like the k-5, is this "less necessary"? >> Especially when combined with a WR lens...? > > > even if it is "sealed" something has to happen to the air that's displaced > inside a lens as the elements move; unless no air is displaced (true for > some designs?), "WR" simply inhibits dust and droplets, humidity can still > enter; just speculating, but i think the worst outcome would be if you > managed to get very humid air into the lens, then left it for weeks or > months > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
