I was out yesterday riding my bike at Acadia National Park with my cameras
packed in my Lowepro Mini-Trekker backpack when I got a flat tire and ended
up having to walk 3 1/2 miles in a thunderstorm. Stupid me, I didn't open my
backpack until this afternoon. The cameras and lenses weren't soaking wet,
but they did have a lot of moisture on them. I took the battery grips off,
took the batteries out, took the lenses off, and put them a few feet in
front of a fan to dry them. Is there anything else I should do to ensure
that fungi don't grow on the lenses, etc.?
Thanks,
Ryan
Alan Browne - 13 Aug 2006 16:52 GMT
> I was out yesterday riding my bike at Acadia National Park with my cameras
> packed in my Lowepro Mini-Trekker backpack when I got a flat tire and ended
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> front of a fan to dry them. Is there anything else I should do to ensure
> that fungi don't grow on the lenses, etc.?
Once they are "dry" get some desicant (at flower shop) and place
everything in a plastic bag with the desicant. Leave for a week, that
will really suck out the remaining humidity.
Always carry a garbage bag in your camera bag. When there's rain, pop
the C-bag into the G-bag. (Also, in winter, put the C-bag in the G-bag
before coming indoors; in the summer/high humidity days, pop into the
Gbag before getting out of an air conditioned car where the eqt. has
gotten cold. In a well padded bag, it can take an hour or so to balance
the temperature.)
Cheers,
Alan