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I have a S&S DX3000g and on my past two dives the housing lens port has fogged. 30 or so previous dives and no fogging. After about 15 minutes underwater the port clears and I can start taking pictures normally. Unfortunately the first time it happened I missed the opportunity to get pictures of a very friendly wolf eel and the second time I missed photos of the largest dirona I have seen (3 inches). The fog would be "thick" enough for the auto-focus to set on the fog and not the photo subject.
Weather has been hot on the surface so I am guessing the interior air was heated and the cold water caused the fogging.
What I dont know is what to do about it. I have a small dissecant (sp?) bag in the housing and I do not leave the camera in the sun prior to diving.
I am thinking about taking a bucket of cold water to immerse the camera in prior to the dive to cool the interior air. I have also thought about anti-fogging liquid on the inside of the port but I am hesitant to try it as it never works on my mask. I also am hesitant about using "spit" which does work on my mask.
Has this happened to anyone else and do you have any suggestions as to eliminating the fog?
Thanks.
Weather has been hot on the surface so I am guessing the interior air was heated and the cold water caused the fogging.
What I dont know is what to do about it. I have a small dissecant (sp?) bag in the housing and I do not leave the camera in the sun prior to diving.
I am thinking about taking a bucket of cold water to immerse the camera in prior to the dive to cool the interior air. I have also thought about anti-fogging liquid on the inside of the port but I am hesitant to try it as it never works on my mask. I also am hesitant about using "spit" which does work on my mask.
Has this happened to anyone else and do you have any suggestions as to eliminating the fog?
Thanks.