> > Have you wet your finger > > and swirled it around the outside of the lens. > > Years ago a news photographer taught me this trick. Take your index finger and pull it down along your nose, (that's the outside of your nose) then wipe it across the lens filter. The oil from your skin will prevent water droplets from forming on the lens filter. I'd never do this directly on to a lens though, so for smaller digital and point and shoot cameras it would not work. When you're finished clean the filter with what ever your preferred cleaning method. Just don't let the oil build up as it will eventually trap dust. This works fine for snap shots, lower quality digital shots and black and white, but may not for high quality art shots. My worst kayak experience ever was the day I took my $1,500 Contact SLR with a great Zeiss lens and a super fast motor drive, on a short kayak trip across a small river. I left the camera bag behind and with the motor drive on the camera case would not fit. One cloud, only one rotten cloud in the sky, and it tracked us down and dumped rain on us for 15 minutes. The cheap rental skirt provided almost no protection and by the time I landed my camera sitting on my lap was soaked. I was able to save the lens. The rest is a door stop. Gordin Warner *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 18 2005 - 11:04:43 PDT
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