Water on your lens whilst taking a picture

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I am buy no means an expert with the camera, still a definite novice.
But when i took my last few pictures,on a wet cloudy, windy, rainy, sleety..........and just about everything else the weather could throw at me day, one or two of my pictures had water marks on the lens, and i know the marks are to be frowned upon, but to be honest i think it added to the effect of the mood of the pictures,
Does anyone actually not mind the water droplets on their pictures, and does anyone even actually go out of their way to add this effect?
Any advice from the experts greatly received
 
banjodeano said:
Does anyone actually not mind the water droplets
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I mind them very much!

The chances that some wetness on the lens might produce some
nice effect on a shot are far less than the chances of ruining it.

My gear is very capable to withstand shooting in the drizzle but the
front element should be dry.
 
Some people have definitely created visual effects using vaseline, stockings and who knows what else in front of the lens. However I would guess it would be on a protective filter rather than the front element itself...
 
As far as my camera goes I prefer the lens to stay dry.
However what works picture wise is another matter.
The problem with wet lenses is that at some point you have to dry them... and every thing else being equal, the less you touch the surface of a lens the better.
 
It depends on what and where you are taking the photos. I would be desperately worried if I got water drops falling on my lens if I was in my lounge.:banghead::help:
 
I prefer a dry lens too, but I don't get upset when it gets wet either

Over the years I've found lenses to be far more resilient to marking than I ever imagined when I started. I now never bother to use a lens cap, nor a 'protective' filter, and I often clean my front element by breathing moist air on it and wiping it with my t-shirt :)

As to the effect of water drops, yep it can add something sometimes but more often than not I've found its too hard to control where those drops are and they are never where I'd want them to be; but if you like them, then that's perfectly fine :)

Dave
 
drounding said:
OMG, you heathen, you!! :jawdrop:
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lol :D

Having had EVERY 'special' cloth, fluid, cleaning pen, blower etc. for many years I find this method is just as good - and yes - my lenses are spotless, smearless, and in fact as good as new :)

I'd best not mention my sensor cleaning technique then ;)

Dave
 
On the whole, I prefer the moisture to be on a different piece of glass to my lens's front element :)

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A couple of water droplets on your lens isn't likely to kill it.... No need to be too over protective..
 
I've cleaned a sensor with the end of my t-shirt before now. Needs must when out in the field etc...

They're not as sensitive as all the internet people will have you believe.
 
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