Oh no! Condensation after being outside!

engstrom0304

engstrom0304

engstrom0304

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Hey guys... just left my camera outside for a couple of hours and when i borught it back in I noticed quite a lot of condesnsation on the lens... I wiped it off... but all pictures still seem very fuzzy! Would that be condensation on the mirror or more likely on the inside of the lens? What is the best thing to do?

Is this a damaged DSLR now?
 
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1.Do NOT remove the lens until the whole camera is dry. You do NOT want any drops of water entering the area where the cameras mirror and shutter reside.

2.Before you come into a warm environment with a cold camera either put it in an air tight plastic bag, or just keep it in its camera bag without taking it out for a few hours in order to let it gradually warm up to room temperature.

3. silica gel (those white packets you find in electronics boxes that says "Do not Eat") will suck up moisture.
 
engstrom0304 said:
Hey guys... just left my camera outside for a couple of hours and when i borught it back in I noticed quite a lot of condesnsation on the lens... I wiped it off... but all pictures still seem very fuzzy! Would that be condensation on the mirror or more likely on the inside of the lens? What is the best thing to do?

Is this a damaged DSLR now?
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I imagine that it might have condensation inside the lens/camera body, just let it slowly demist in a not too hot but dry room in the house!

I certainly wouldn't panic yet, I've had countless lenses fog up internally when out on early morning shoots, I've never had any permanent damage from this kind of thing.
 
Mp4 said:
1.Do NOT remove the lens until the whole camera is dry. You do NOT want any drops of water entering the area where the cameras mirror and shutter reside.

2.Before you come into a warm environment with a cold camera either put it in an air tight plastic bag, or just keep it in its camera bag without taking it out for a few hours in order to let it gradually warm up to room temperature.

3. silica gel (those white packets you find in electronics boxes that says "Do not Eat") will suck up moisture.
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Ok well I did actually take the lens off for a couple of seconds, didnt notice any drops go in.... but hopefully that will be ok :eek: ... im a noob
 
im sure you will be fine, it jsut needs to come up to room temp gradually, perferably in a no humid place
 
I keep a large bag of silica gel in my camera bag for exactly this reason. Had to order about a kilo of the stuff online to get bags big enough and still have the remainder. Might stick them up for sale on here if anyone's interested in one.
 
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