Dew and DSLRs

[MartinB]

What is the best way to avoid dew when using a dslr away from power packs and mains supplies?

[Psychobilly]

It's a PITA when using wideangle lenses as the flower type lens hoods offer no dew prevention...

I used to use a micro fibre cloth and wipe the filter between exposures... not ideal but better than nothing...

Peter...

[jgs001]

Camping mat. I made a dew filter for my nifty fifty, and in 3 hours, I had no indication of dew on the lens. In fact, I think it was better than the dew shield on my ST80...

As for the body, I've only ever had any build up on the top of the popup flash, never anywhere else.

[barkis]

What about using something like those chemically heated socks, or gloves that are available these days. They are supposed to last about 3 hours at a time. Might be worth exploring making a polystyrene box to encase the camera in. P/Styrene always feels warm to me at anytime.

Ron.

[themos]

No dew with this:

[Psychobilly]

Even a filter vignettes a 10-20mmm and that use 77mm filters....

couple of the hand warmers would work and you can get the clicker re-usable ones..

Peter...

[jgs001]

That's seriously wide angle... I guess the camping mat won't work... The hand warmers sound the way to go.

[MartinB]

Thanks guys. hand warmers and camping mat it is then

[themos]

[m.tweedy]

how about one of blinkys dew bands and controllers

worked a treat for me

[Psychobilly]

Originally Martin asked about a solution when away from power packs and mains supplies...

I have used some 2700mAH NiMH packs that I happen to have the odd one or two (thousand) of with chargers lying around to run stuff as they fit into a varaible output PSU that i also have a few off.... to run an EP dew band...

I also use them for running the DSLRs etc... Scope mounts all sorts of things

Peter...

[MartinB]

Thanks Peter, I've just ordered a couple of re useable hand warmers from Amazon. Themos - if that set up has a pump action I'm up for it