Dave Kruger wrote: > > SeaKayakNH_at_aol.com wrote: > > > > In a message dated 1/17/01 8:34:05 PM, romeug_at_erols.com writes: > > > > << I would recommend some sort of lens water shedder unless the droplet > > distortions don't bother you. >> > > > > Gabriel, > > Does a normal camera shop carry this stuff? I have the Minolta > > Weathermatic (waterproof / APS / zoom) but the lens always seems to need to > > be rinsed off and the water sticks to the lens cover. Thanks in advance. > > Not a lens or camera expert, but I would be leery of any of the materials > designed to "shed" water off windhsields (such as "Rain-X," etc.). The > coatings of lenses are specially made to minimize glare. Other stuff on top of > the anti-glare coatings is likely to make your pictures inferior. > OTOH, I can endorse the chamois method -- Be really nice if I had the time to Dave, but the image usually won't wait for a wipe. I have a glass cover over the lens on my canon, so I am not really concerned about the lens coatings- my apprehension is the seal between the glass and the body. Like I mentioned, my optician offered a water shed coating on 'script sports glasses which may be more inert. but this is all about the image for me anyway, the camera is just the tool. regards, gabriel -- Gabriel L Romeu http://studiofurniture.com İİİİİ furniture from the workshop http://studiofurniture.com/diary İİİİİ life as a tourist, daily journal http://studiofurniture.com/paint İİİİİ paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 27 2001 - 19:36:40 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:37 PDT