Carrying cameras to kashmir

tittooraju · Oct 19th, 2009, 00:26

One of my friends told that electronic equipments can get damaged if they are taken to places like kashmir where the condensation of moisture in instruments like camera and mobile phones causing damage..
Is this true.?
I cannot even think of leaving camera and mobile back home while on tour to kashmir..
If such a problem is true, is there any way to prevent it.?

camelgirl · Oct 19th, 2009, 00:41

Kashmir doesn't seem like a place to worry about condensation & moisture. Unless you drop it in the snow

. Hot & humid places are a bigger problem.

Anyway, I've taken my camera equipment to some very humid places as well as going from air conditioning out into heat & humidity and the way to handle it is simple.

First of all, you never, ever try to wipe the lens. You will damage it. You also cannot take photos right away because they will be all foggy. You have to wait until the camera reaches the same temperature as the outside. It takes about 1/2 hour. The fog on the lens will evaporate on its own. The camera is ready to use.

Probably the same is true of the mobile.

If it's an extreme problem, which I've only encountered once in Costa Rica with 100% humidity & rain every day--another easy solution.

You get two plastic bags. One small one, one bigger one. In the small one you put in about 1/2 cup of rice. Any rice. Poke about 10 tiny holes in that bag (small so the rice can't fall out) & seal it up. Put that small bag of rice into a bigger plastic bag and put your camera and mobile into it. Keep it closed. The rice absorbs the moisture & keeps the electronics safe. I only did this overnight, took camera out during the day. This is really only for extreme humidity. Otherwise, use the first method.

Hope this helps. It works for me.

tittooraju · Oct 19th, 2009, 04:11

Thanks:-)
that was some great tip..
Will try that out..

Ms Princess W · Oct 25th, 2009, 00:47

I bought a camera here in Kashmir after I left my beloved Canon somewhere between Amsterdam and Delhi *kicks self* No issues with it, nor my mobile - except my son dropped my first one off the edge of the houseboat and into Dal Lake. Now that kind of condensation of moisture is a sure killer of gadgets! Barring any such incidents, you shouldn't have any problem. My laptop that I brought from the states works fine too

Oct 19th, 2009, 00:26	#1
tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	Carrying cameras to kashmir One of my friends told that electronic equipments can get damaged if they are taken to places like kashmir where the condensation of moisture in instruments like camera and mobile phones causing damage.. Is this true.? I cannot even think of leaving camera and mobile back home while on tour to kashmir.. If such a problem is true, is there any way to prevent it.? __________________ Ente keralam ethra sundaram.. www.sarathkumar.blog.com

Oct 19th, 2009, 00:41	#2
camelgirl 10 year Visa okee dokee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Swannanoa NC usa Posts: 2,048	Kashmir doesn't seem like a place to worry about condensation & moisture. Unless you drop it in the snow . Hot & humid places are a bigger problem. Anyway, I've taken my camera equipment to some very humid places as well as going from air conditioning out into heat & humidity and the way to handle it is simple. First of all, you never, ever try to wipe the lens. You will damage it. You also cannot take photos right away because they will be all foggy. You have to wait until the camera reaches the same temperature as the outside. It takes about 1/2 hour. The fog on the lens will evaporate on its own. The camera is ready to use. Probably the same is true of the mobile. If it's an extreme problem, which I've only encountered once in Costa Rica with 100% humidity & rain every day--another easy solution. You get two plastic bags. One small one, one bigger one. In the small one you put in about 1/2 cup of rice. Any rice. Poke about 10 tiny holes in that bag (small so the rice can't fall out) & seal it up. Put that small bag of rice into a bigger plastic bag and put your camera and mobile into it. Keep it closed. The rice absorbs the moisture & keeps the electronics safe. I only did this overnight, took camera out during the day. This is really only for extreme humidity. Otherwise, use the first method. Hope this helps. It works for me. __________________ My selected India photos http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/s...r/7030/cat/500

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tittooraju 20LEGEND Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Home sweet home.. "Kerala" Back from a journey of a lifetime.. Posts: 149	Thanks:-) that was some great tip.. Will try that out..

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Ms Princess W Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Srinagar, Kashmir, India Posts: 296	I bought a camera here in Kashmir after I left my beloved Canon somewhere between Amsterdam and Delhi kicks self No issues with it, nor my mobile - except my son dropped my first one off the edge of the houseboat and into Dal Lake. Now that kind of condensation of moisture is a sure killer of gadgets! Barring any such incidents, you shouldn't have any problem. My laptop that I brought from the states works fine too