Will KAUAI kill my camera? Humidity? Bag?

toddmcm

toddmcm

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I've seen a few tidbits about humidity and how it can cause condensation if you just walk into your hotel room after being outside, or vise versa.

I'm going to KAUAI in ten days for about two weeks and plan on shooting at least a good 10 hours of footage and am a bit worried about damaging my new camera.

Some one mentioned letting the camera slowly adjust to the different environment? But NO mention of HOW to let the camera acclimate so that there is no condensation.

I'm also getting ready to buy a backpack for the thing. As of right now I'm looking at two different options.

LOWEPRO: Pro Trekker AW II
LOWEPRO: Rover Plus AW

when I used to shoot stills a lot I had a LOWEPRO similiar to the Rover plus where the top part of the bag basically flips off so the camera sits down in the bottom sitting flat as it would on your desk.

A bit worried about the dimensions of the Rover though and I think the Pro Trekker offers more protection, but seems like it might be a bit big for hiking around Kauai for two weeks.

Any help / advice / opinions are appreciated.

Thanks,
T
 
Re: Will KAUAI kill my camera? Humidity? Bag?

Nobody even has an opinion?

I got impatient and ordered the Pro Trekker.

I'd still like to know about the humidity and letting the camera acclimate.
 
Re: Will KAUAI kill my camera? Humidity? Bag?

sounds like youve already got a grip on it.. by letting it acclimate, and returning it to a warm dry , place when it s out of the humidity, and using a rain slick for mist or whatnot.

heres a wacky tip for a spur of the moment thing..
if its really misty, or humid, and you have the cam in a shut tight bag(like your camera bag, or cover, stick a piece of very dry food in there(not bread.. it will add humidity and is used for dry areas like desert).. like some unsalted crackers or croutons. put them under the cam in a place where they get air, but dont get crumbs on the cam.. silly silly silly, but they will keep the moisture out of the cam, and keep it dry in there. you could obviosly probably find a better solution than crackers easily , but they do work. and thats my silly tip
 
Re: Will KAUAI kill my camera? Humidity? Bag?

excellent, I actually ordered a bag of those absorbant bag thingamajigs just for this trip.

I really need to find some sort of cover / slicker / whatever ya want to call it still.  It's the last item on my list. I've been using some gaffers tape and a hefty bag, but am looking for something a bit more user friendly and durable.

EDIT: Just bought the portabrace rainslicker. I'm now totally dialed in... STOKED!

Thanks for the info!
 
Re: Will KAUAI kill my camera? Humidity? Bag?

are you talking about the silicon thingies that come in new stuff? it would a take alot of those to equal the dryness factor of one cracker.. you could always dry out a little sponge.. woks well, and is reuseable. its still a stupid trick, but for somthing that works so well its certainly worth the extra trouble to make a neice environment for the camera in the bag when you need it.
 
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