How to keep lens from fogging up?
- Thread starter Blacktop
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RocketCowboy
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I haven't had any issues with fogging down in New Orleans, granted that's not really swamp land either. As long as you aren't going from cold to hot/humid, it should stay fog free once acclimated, no?
Sudden change in temperature will definitely do this especially if you are coming from an air conditioned room. Some suggest putting your camera and lens in a plastic bag so that it will condensate the plastic bag instead. I personally have not tried that other than to just suck it up and let the camera and lens get acclimated with the outside room temperature.
RocketCowboy
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Make sure you take the time to eat good. If the in-laws ever moved away from NOLA, I'd keep going back just for the food. 
Thanks QT. I would hit the like button, but I don't see one in your post. I saw one in Rocket Cowboys. Strange.
Oh, I know all about the food. As soon as we get there I'm going to start off with some crawfish etouffee , followed by alligator tail, frog legs and top it off with some boudin balls.Make sure you take the time to eat good. If the in-laws ever moved away from NOLA, I'd keep going back just for the food.
I may not have time to take pictures.:hopelessness:
RocketCowboy
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Two words... Turtle soup. Oh, and beignets. We stocked the freezer with crawfish meat from our last trip down back in June.
Never had turtle soup, I'm going to try this. Louisiana never ceases to amaze me with their food varieties.Two words... Turtle soup. Oh, and beignets. We stocked the freezer with crawfish meat from our last trip down back in June.
Lenses fog up when you transit from cool AC environment to hot and humid out side. It is quite common during rains in India. Every time I get out of AC, my specs cloud up. Same is the case with camera lenses. What you can do is
. Keep the camera in a sealed plastic bag.
. Keep a lot of silica gel packets in the bag. Check the colour regularly and if it changes, recharge it by drying in an oven.
. Wait at least five minutes for the bag and the camera to warm up, when you come out of AC. Once warm, the camera lense will not attract moisture.
. Be careful of condensation. The one outside will dry out, but condensation inside the camera or the lense may ruin them.
. Keep the camera in a sealed plastic bag.
. Keep a lot of silica gel packets in the bag. Check the colour regularly and if it changes, recharge it by drying in an oven.
. Wait at least five minutes for the bag and the camera to warm up, when you come out of AC. Once warm, the camera lense will not attract moisture.
. Be careful of condensation. The one outside will dry out, but condensation inside the camera or the lense may ruin them.
Nikon Photographer
Senior Member
Get yourself some of this, I use it on my lenses when I'm shooting in hot houses,
Oooh oooh oooh I got it ,I got it, I got it! Just get a separate room for your camera gear without air conditioning, and that should may everyone happy! See this way your Nikon and lenses will have their own bed buddy! Lol
While a gear room is certainly an excellent idea, most any house will have warm spots.
- a closet on an outside wall
- top shelf near an outside corner
- top of the refrigerator
Basically just want to keep the camera above the dew point of the outside air.
Lol I was just trying to be funny, teasing Blacktop. Lol
I figured that. Just realized I could elaborate some on my prior thought.
Oooh oooh oooh I got it ,I got it, I got it! Just get a separate room for your camera gear without air conditioning, and that should may everyone happy! See this way your Nikon and lenses will have their own bed buddy! Lol
I'm going with My original spit and shirt sleeve method.