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04/19/2010 01:35:05 PM · #1 |
| Hey All, So I will be traveling to Papua New guinea on a photo taking trip, and woke up this morning realizing Canon suggests working in humidity under 85% and PNG regularly has humidity up to 100%. Im not over protective of my gear, as I use it like a tool not a toy, but all the same. Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with all that humidity? I'm bringing a film camera (EOS 3) in case the 50D get knocked out |
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04/19/2010 02:29:06 PM · #2 |
| Put silica packets in your bag, and keep your camera in there when you are not using it. Should help, at least. |
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04/19/2010 03:05:50 PM · #3 |
| If you are staying anywhere with air conditioning, that air should be pretty dry. Bring along some large Ziploc bags to put your gear in if/when it rains. |
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04/19/2010 10:56:31 PM · #4 |
| Thanks, didnt think of the silica packs. I will be sure to bring ziploc's along as well. unfortunately I doubt the ac will be around as most the time I will be in the jungle. |
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04/20/2010 12:11:30 AM · #5 |
| A few years ago I went to the amazon and I remember someone telling to let the temperature in the camera bag match the outside temperature slowly before turning your camera on. When I got outside the camera got foggy from the moisture so I just left it in my bag until it was gone. |
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04/20/2010 10:33:54 AM · #6 |
 elsapo brought up the crucial piece of info- You'll get instant fog if your camera is colder than the ambient environment, so be weary of that. If you use filters, applying them in the actual ambient as compared to inside will help this as well, since otherwise you'll have a slice of colder air insulating/cooling the outside filter element.
The general humidity in the air is something you can't really get around unless you have a hermetically sealed bag/case that you can operate your camera within. After extended periods of time it's probably not the best thing for your camera and that's why Canon suggests that, but I'd think you'd be alright for non-longterm. |
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04/20/2010 11:33:08 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
elsapo brought up the crucial piece of info- You'll get instant fog if your camera is colder than the ambient environment, so be weary of that. If you use filters, applying them in the actual ambient as compared to inside will help this as well, since otherwise you'll have a slice of colder air insulating/cooling the outside filter element.
The general humidity in the air is something you can't really get around unless you have a hermetically sealed bag/case that you can operate your camera within. After extended periods of time it's probably not the best thing for your camera and that's why Canon suggests that, but I'd think you'd be alright for non-longterm. |
What he said and what he said elsapo said. Same experience in Amazon - good tip with the filters - and I am currently in Indonesia (hitting near the top end of the humidty stakes) and it is all working fine (trusty 30D been dropped, rained/snowed on, put in extreme cold and extreme heat over the past 5 years and still works - albeit one of the drops left me with it only working on full manual - necessity is the mother of learning manual exposures ;)). Silica bags are the way to go - i collect them for that purpose every time i buy something with one in - my camera bag always has a few dotted around the place.
As long as the camera is kept at the same temperature as your working environment it should be fine (this goes for all the time but more so when high humidity is involved) - just be weary if you are out and about of any morning dew - i'd recommend keeping it in the bag when you aren't using it overnight...
Put it this way - manufacturers of everything have to put a working environment limit on things because that is where the tolerance lies. If at tolerance level x, y% stop working then if y% = "too many to deal with / too much lost revenue in terms of warranty returns" then publish working tolerance at x... simple business risk analysis really - doesnt mean your cam wont work beyond that level... |
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