Antifog (1 Viewer)

[Western Tanager]

I moved to Arkansas last October from the Pacific NW so this is my 1st summer in the heat and humidity of the south. I went out birding this morning and immediately upon stepping pout of the car the lens of my Sony RX10-IV fogged up. Interestingly my binocular did not. I have not treated my binocular with antifog in many months. Not since moving here for sure anyway since it is packed away in a storage unit. I have never treated the camera lens with antifog but it seems clear (ha ha) that I need to do that. Fortunately the lens did dry out after a while and I got some good pics of a Painted Bunting.

Anyway I wonder if any of you all have a favorite antifog that works well and seems to last a while after being treated. What kind of cloth should be used to avoid scratching the lens.

Thanks for any tips you can offer.

 

[njlarsen]

Avoid storing your camera in AC environment, and if you do, pack it in a bag you place in the trunk of your car so that there is no temperature difference between lens and air when you want to use the camera.
Niels

 

[Ted Y.]

I have not treated my binocular with antifog in many months.

What do you use as antifog?
I asked about ZEISS AntiFOG Wipes and I was told they are for spectacles, not for binoculars.

 

[Western Tanager]

I don't remember what I used in the past on my binocular. I haven't used any type of antifog yet on my camera.

Good tip about temperature. Unfortunately we have an SUV and a pickup, so no trunk in either vehicle.

 

[MiddleRiver]

I don't remember what I used in the past on my binocular. I haven't used any type of antifog yet on my camera.

Good tip about temperature. Unfortunately we have an SUV and a pickup, so no trunk in either vehicle.

...then leave caps on and keep binos against your body.

The fogging is glass that is cooler than ambient, so that dew-point is reached - easy in high relative humidity conditions. Anything you can do to get optics at ambient temp before exposing the glass to air, helps.