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Keeping the viewfinder mist free.
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Hi all, a problem that I’d love a cure for, I was out today in a hide taking photographs of grden birds and everything was going well until everytime I moved the camera close to my eye to focus on a bird my breath foged up the eypiece so I’m not getting pin sharp images, is there anything I can wipe the eye piece with that would stop this, please your help, RF
I rekon because your camera is colder than your breath it’s causing the condensation. I don’t know of any way of avoiding this in very cold weather, other than avoiding breathing while near to the camera. Wrapping the camera in a cloth might help to keep it a little warmer, but the moisture in your breath will still condense on the glass if the weather is very cold. Try pre-focusing on a spot where you expect the birds to land.
I tilt my head down a bit so i breath onto the bottom of the camera…it then gets very damp around the grip…but at least I can see out the viewfinder!
I had a similar problem when my helmet used to fog up. After a brief internet search, Mr.Sheen polish seemed to be the best cure. For something as small as a view finder I’d say spray some on a q-tip and polish off with a dry q-tip or two. It needed to be re-applied after a day or two but definitely worked. When I got sick of doing that I cut the stitching on the top of a cheap hat and was able to pull it down over my head til the top of the hat covered my nose. I think you can buy them ready made. Search for a snood on google and you’ll see what I mean.
…an all to common problem in this weather. I’d go with Gone2themoon’s suggestions and would just add that you can also do this:
– get an angle finder to put on the back of your existing one,
-hold your breath, or even use a snorkel (I’ve seen it done, on 4×5 cameras :) !)Thanks for the tips guys, I tried the snorkel and it was the bset €8 ever spent, works a treat, happy new year to all, RF
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