By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #170) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:29 pm: |
Hi everyone. OK ... I'm getting frustrated. I'm using a digital with a typical housing and half way thru my snorkel....the lens and lcd windows on the housing (not the camera itself) fog up !!! I've found that once it's fogged up I can put my palm against the lens and hold the lcd part against my body - as I swim - and the heat will clear it up after a little while / but it always comes back / and it would be a real pain to swim this way the whole time to prevent the fogging.
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2540) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:38 pm: |
Are you putting any kind of dessicant packet in the housing Annette? That is where I would start.
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7022) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 3:46 pm: |
I would also load the camera in an air conditioned room.. I think your problem is that you are loading it outside and leaving it in the sun before you get in the water.. This happens to me even up here.. I have to put my camera in housing in a cold water bath and keep it in there until I am in the water..in order to dive with it up here on a warm day..
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By Tom (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2969) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 4:58 pm: |
Annette, Seb and Freddie are both correct. They each earn a new Polo Pony:-{)}
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7025) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 5:06 pm: |
Annette I use {Guys close your eyes!!} Light Days pads folded up and carefully inserted around the camera in the housing..instead of disseciant
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2542) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 5:41 pm: |
Freddie, you been holding out on us! How are those working out? I can't wait to go buy them. "Nope, these aren't for the wife these are for me!"
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By Cyn (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #16378) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 6:26 pm: |
Freddie...LOL! I guess I'll have to ask Michael to go out and get me some Light Days (to which I know he will say NO)...
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7026) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 7:45 pm: |
hey it works for me... and I haven't flooded the camera since knock wood..
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By Ron Myers (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #237) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:38 pm: |
Air conditioning removes moisture from the air, hence less chance of fogging in a housing left overnight in an air conditioned room. Desiccant packs cheap at http://www.preservesmart.com/products.htm#SilicaGelDesiccants At this price I don't try to recycle them.
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By Robert Fishman (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #210) on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:40 pm: |
I also install a feminine napkin in the bottom of my housing as insurance against a minor water leak. But to reduce fogging, follow the installation guidelines mentioned.
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By Cyn (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #16381) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 12:26 am: |
OK, looking at my camera housing, do you put the entire "FN" (feminine napkin) in the housing, and where do you put it, on the bottom? I'm just thinking it would get in the way of the function buttons...
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #173) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:07 am: |
OK guys. THANKS !!! I have tried using (one) desiccant pack with no luck. My housing is pretty snug to the camera but will see if I can't squeeze a light days in there ;-)
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By Robert Fishman (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #212) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 9:46 am: |
Ron,
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #174) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:26 am: |
OK...so I've done my snorkel and sure enough....towards the second half of the snorkel, my housing fogged !!! (Tho not as much because this time I kept a good eye on it and did the palm on the lens for heat trick right away....)
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4364) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 11:32 am: |
Annette, I had this problem the first few times out with the digital. Agree with all the above advice but they left out one more thing to try. Try leaving your camera OFF as much as possible. It's the heat from the LCD causing the problem. Only turn on the camera when you are ready to shoot. Then turn off after the shot. Try that and I'll bet, no more fogging.
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By DARLENE ELLIS (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1911) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:32 pm: |
I agree with Cecil. Since I have started shutting it off, I haven't fogged up.
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By Becky Hauser (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #190) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:58 pm: |
Annette - I have absolutely no advice since I'm not an UW photographer...yet. But I'd love to see the pictures you take!
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #175) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 5:34 pm: |
No can do :-( My housing doesn't allow me to turn the camera off - I can check the automatic sleep mode tho....I think I have it set to go off after 5 min....maybe I can set that for less time. Thanks for the advise.
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By Sue (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #135) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:02 pm: |
within the message area, do the following
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #347) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:43 pm: |
type image{description but close the brackets (if I do that it will look like the post above. Then submit your post. You will then be asked to navigate to your image file. Do so. If I'm posting a bunch I create a new folder on my desktop with the image files in it. Then after the first time you navigate to the folder it will go back there for subsequent posts in the same session. Takes a few tries to figure out, then you will go, "oh, I get it".
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #348) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 6:49 pm: |
Weird. If I type image backslash {description} and post the messge it deletes the backslash as above. So - type image backslash { description of your pic } then submit. Then as above. File size must be <50kb.
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By Niki Harris (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1502) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 7:08 pm: |
Like this:
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By Freddie Hughes {Moderator} (Moderator - Post #106) on Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 8:45 pm: |
Niki is correct Annette,,, after typing the above.. {you can put anything inside the brackets..a number o=or a letter or a description of the photo} you will see the black and yellow box and it will ask you to post again.. it will then bring up another screen where it will prompt you to "Find" your photo.. do that but make sure it is under 50kb {I usually make mine 300x400 pixels} Find the photo and click post again and you should have posted your first photo.. Good luck if you still have issues look down at the bottom of this page under formatting..Or let us know..
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #176) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 2:07 am: |
OK here it goes...
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #179) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 2:41 am: |
thanks guys !! That was easy !!! :-) Enjoy the photo
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2545) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 10:22 am: |
Bob Fishman, do you use the small dessicant packets that are not sold as reusable and then reuse them anyway, or do you have muslin bags? I have a bucket of silica gel already...
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By Brian (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1378) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 10:32 am: |
Annette
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #181) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 11:52 am: |
Thanks !
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By Cecil (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4368) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:43 pm: |
Excellent news. Nice shots also.
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By Robert Fishman (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #213) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:57 pm: |
Annette,
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #182) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 3:03 pm: |
Hi guys. I am soooo excited about the no fog thing....then to top it off - I've figured out how to use my digital photo program and can post better photos now !!! Here's the first. Hope ya'll like it - remember tho - I'm still a newbie :-)
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By Annette Roswell - The Last Bite Bakery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #183) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 4:13 pm: |
sorry...too many kbs....here it is again :-)
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By Cheryl Ferguson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #144) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 4:24 pm: |
Spectacular! I love it!!
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By Tom (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2982) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 4:49 pm: |
Annette, now it's just practice, practice, practice. That also means you must share, share, share - with us;-{)}
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7028) on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 5:37 pm: |
very nice Annette!! More please
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2863) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 10:45 am: |
Annette, COOL! I would be very happy to see you posts all your pictures you take and would like to share! Very nice! BTW, could you email me your menu? I would like to order something for the night we get on island so it will be there for us and I can't seem to find your menu anywhere. Thanks, Debbie
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By DARLENE ELLIS (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1917) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 12:08 pm: |
That is awesome, Anette!!
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By Brian (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1382) on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 1:08 pm: |
Annette very nice and close too.
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