WPDC1 Housing for Canon S-80 possible good deal

[Fondueset]

I've had a problem with the lense on my housing getting what appears to be condensation between itself - that is it's a double layer lense and moisture or something has happened between the layers. I'm looking into ways to fix it - but am getting a new housing because I need it next weekend.

If I do get it sorted out - or you think you can - and want it - PM me.

[Jon]

Chris,

I used to have terrible fogging problems with my old film cameras, especially in the summer when diving in Lake superior. I would drop to the bottom on some deep wreck and start to take some shots when I realized that my camera was totally fogged. At the end of our bottom time, and the start of some lengthy deco, it would finally clear and all we could do was shoot pictures of each other decoing out- my buddy had the same problem.

In the end we started to hang our camera systems over the side of the boat, at about 20', while we geared up. By time we finally rolled in and started down the line they would be cleared up and we could start shooting.

In the end it seemed that the warm, and humid, surface temps matched with the frigid bottom temps, even in August, caused all the problems. You can try and load your camera in an air conditioned room or use a little desiccant packet with it. I doubt that it's the housing itself.

Good luck,

Jon

[roy_nexus_6]

When scubadiving I solved the housing fogging problem by using a gentle stream of dry comressed air (from the tank) in to the housing while it was just a crack open and then quickly closing it. The tank air is very dry and it displaced enough of the moist ambient air. That solved my housing fogging problems. Ofcourse I have to be gentle when opening the tank valve so as not to dislodge the o-rings, or blow water drops in to the housing with high pressure air blast.

A small pony bottle and an "air-gun" connected to first stage might do the job when freediving ?

[Fondueset]

Thanks guys but this is a different sort of problem - it's in what should be a vaccum between the sandwiched lenses.
I've had the normal fogging problems - particularly when the air is 85f with high humidity and the water is 50f! The condensation has diminished but it's left what appears to be some sort of deposit between the lenses. The only thing I can think of is to try and take the lenses apart and clean between them - but that means breaking the integrity of the vaccum. I'll probably try it but I can't take the chance on a high profile shoot.

-Great idea roy - I may do that as a general rule. Spring and fall around here make for radical air/water temp diffs.

FYI - I think this may have resulted from the case sitting in hot sunlight.