Saxatilis
Well-known member
Dear Forumers
I would like to share a recent experience I had with my Nikon Filedscope Ed82 purchased secondhand of which am very fond.
Last September, during a one-hour rainfall, I willingly decided to not take away the scope to test its real waterproofness (the owner's manual states that it "can be used in conditions of high humidity, dust and rain without risk of damage").
On its tripod, it was kept all inside its original SOC case, and both eyepiece and lens caps were in their place.
With my surprise, when the rain ceased, I found that an (almost full) internal condensation did arise in the objective lens: so I promptly tried to let it dry in the open air exposing the objective directly into the sun.
Twenty minutes later, the condensation gradually disappeared.
Now I wonder if this is a more or less regular thing or, as I fear, is it my beloved ED82 faulty in its waterproof properties? Can it be partially or fully lacking in the nitrogen filling?
Any comments are welcome, thank you
Luca
I would like to share a recent experience I had with my Nikon Filedscope Ed82 purchased secondhand of which am very fond.
Last September, during a one-hour rainfall, I willingly decided to not take away the scope to test its real waterproofness (the owner's manual states that it "can be used in conditions of high humidity, dust and rain without risk of damage").
On its tripod, it was kept all inside its original SOC case, and both eyepiece and lens caps were in their place.
With my surprise, when the rain ceased, I found that an (almost full) internal condensation did arise in the objective lens: so I promptly tried to let it dry in the open air exposing the objective directly into the sun.
Twenty minutes later, the condensation gradually disappeared.
Now I wonder if this is a more or less regular thing or, as I fear, is it my beloved ED82 faulty in its waterproof properties? Can it be partially or fully lacking in the nitrogen filling?
Any comments are welcome, thank you
Luca