Hey guys,
I just used my W-20 wide angle lens this weekend in some "extreme conditions". The surface temp was 78F and when we the thermocline at 20' the temp dropped to about 60F (Got down to 33F but didn't take my camera that far)
Anyway, the inside of my A570IS port fogged. This is normal and my fault and I'm totally cool with this. Just have to let the housing acclimate and the fog goes away. The problem I have is that the actual INSIDE of the W-20 lens fogged up too from the cold. This was EXTREMELY annoying as I couldn't take any pictures.
I thought it might be a manufacturing error but my instructor shoots underwater video with the W-20 and when he hit the thermocline the inside of his lens fogged up too!
Wouldn't a simple solution to this be that the lenses should be assembled in a minimal humidity room? Is there a solution for this problem? I do a lot of colder water diving with thermoclines and it's just really frustrating.
Thanks for your help!
Jim
I just used my W-20 wide angle lens this weekend in some "extreme conditions". The surface temp was 78F and when we the thermocline at 20' the temp dropped to about 60F (Got down to 33F but didn't take my camera that far)
Anyway, the inside of my A570IS port fogged. This is normal and my fault and I'm totally cool with this. Just have to let the housing acclimate and the fog goes away. The problem I have is that the actual INSIDE of the W-20 lens fogged up too from the cold. This was EXTREMELY annoying as I couldn't take any pictures.
I thought it might be a manufacturing error but my instructor shoots underwater video with the W-20 and when he hit the thermocline the inside of his lens fogged up too!
Wouldn't a simple solution to this be that the lenses should be assembled in a minimal humidity room? Is there a solution for this problem? I do a lot of colder water diving with thermoclines and it's just really frustrating.
Thanks for your help!
Jim