Condensation

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By the looks of it I am not the only one who has been out shooting the moon and stars tonight.
On returning in doors I found my camera body and lens quickly became very wet with condensation. A quick wipe down of the body was easy enough but can you please advise regards touching the mirror and lens.

Is it a case of
leave it, it will evaporate,
leave it to evaporate and then clean with suitable equipment,
or, get in there straight away, any damp spells doom for the internals,

Dave
 
It won't hurt your camera. I used to shoot regularly on the side of a swimming pool and never took any special precautions. Just leave it in it's bag to come to room temperature and it'll go on it's own.
 
Just let it acclimatise slowly. Avoid removing lenses until it's warmed up. Condensation on the outside of gear (including front lens elements) does no harm at all, but moisture inside is something I;d avoid if possible. It won't kill the camera either way... but just leave the gear in the bag and let it warm slowly. If you're in a rush to look at images.. remove the cards before you go inside, then you don#'t need to disturb the gear.
 
Oh my cameras have got in some states with condensation, even ice/frost one particularly cold night :lol: as above leave the camera to get back to room temp before opening stuff or taking the lens off, a flannel is good for drying excess condensation off the body...don't forget to also leave your tripod extended to dry too the last thing you want is metal components to start to rust :)
 
As above - let it acclimatise slowly, I generally leave it in my bag and let the whole lot come to temp slowly.

I have heard of people putting their body / lens etc in a sealed plastic bag - so the condensation is on the bag not the camera.
 
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