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RE: [OM] My OM1n died in Thailand..

Subject: RE: [OM] My OM1n died in Thailand..
From: Marc Lawrence <mlawrence@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 20:25:32 +1000
> Lee Penzias [mailto:l_penzias@xxxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> And another good reason for o-ring sealed hard cases and 
> silica gel cans on such trips...

Possibly good for storage if you're over there a while,
but...

...would that have solved Albert's problem? I thought the
reason Albert got the condensation is because the camera
was cool, particularly the lens which always seems to
remain cool longer, and so when he took it out of it's
cooler case (or just from your A/C room), the humidity in
the air that condensed on it (tip for travellers in very
humid areas - going outside with moisturisers on can cause
the same thing, making you look like you're sweating like
a pig even if you aren't. Not a good look if going into
a business meeting in Jakarta and you look like you've
run a half-marathon to get there <grin>). Thus, even with
the sealed cases, it'll still have fogged up, which was the 
original problem that Albert had, yes? It fogged up when
he took it out of the case? I'm not sure Albert, but
if your camera was out of the case before you took
it into the temple (and warmed up in the sun and
humidity), I think you might have had better luck.
It's bloody distressing to see your camera get
dripping like that without a dunking into water, huh?
It's even more so with a "wonderbrick", when you
worry about the electrickery. ;-)

Personally, when I go to Bali, I just leave my camera
on the balcony for about half an hour before I'm
ready to leave (obviously if this is safe), and then
I don't carry it around in a bag/case, but just
around my neck. Obviously, this isn't completely
practical if you're taking a large kit, but if
you're just using the one lens, or likely to use
a particular lens most often I'd keep that out
exposed to the heat and humidity rather than in
a cooler bag.

It doesn't really need half an hour though. If there's
sun, just letting the sunlight onto the lens (and
viewfinder - don't forget that, otherwise when you put
your eye up to it you can see almost nothing) can clear
up the condensation as you watch, sometimes. Basically,
you're just trying to warm the camera up to the same
temp' as the outside air. Once it's there, you should
be fine unless you go into a cold area and come back
out into the hot-humid again.

Just my experience from a few Bali trips.

Cheers
Marc
Sydney, Oz

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