Thanks to help from several of you out there, the monthly half hour TV show, SEA-Inside: Pacific Northwest, is airing now on ten (count them -- 10!) pubic...
(long and preliminary report on my housing fogging trials) I have continued experiments with trying to prevent moisture from forming on the inside of my...
My housing's instruction sheet showed how to apply it's anti-fog fluid, did yours? ... From: Mediatracker Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:40 PM To:...
Hi, John-- We used the desiccant approach for some time until I just squirted some of the very dry air from a scuba tank (at the camera table and equipped with...
... Oh, ye faint of heart! It's very easy to do. I used a Swiss army can opener blade to insert in the glued crack and then twist. The back pops off pretty...
... I'd be wary of using anything even slightly abrasive on a lens port, especially one made of acrylic, unless I knew a lot more about lens grinding than I do...
Mike, The whole thread is of interest and concern to me. I just have never had a problem with condensation in any of my housings. I know we use different...
You bet, Mike-- Just like they say with stain removers: try it on a non-critical area first! Many of these ports are shipped with the sticky paper coverings...
... scratched ports, so maybe toothpaste is just fine. Has anyone actually tried toothpaste on a port and had it help reduce fogging? I've used toothpaste...
... Believe me, it's still a mystery to me as well! That's why those of us with fogged ports are experimenting. My operating theory is still the absorbent...
Steve, I'm with you on this. I've used various housing. I rarely (almost never) had a fogging problem. To the point I don't worry about it. Normally, I...
... Very few of our customers use their housings in cold water (below 60 degrees) as often as you and John. The polyurethane shell is a better insulator than...
If you are using an acrylic port, toothpaste or a plastic polish put out by Novus will work just fine. I would never use anything abrasive on a glass port...
What does Warren of usvh say? It must be a design issue as it is a non issue with Gates housings. Steve ... WORLD FILMS & TRAVEL WWW.WORLDFILMSANDTRAVEL.COM...
... Just got back from a trip and the photographer teaching the workshop was using simichrome - a fine metal polish - on his ports. [Non-text portions of this...
What kind of ports? Plastic or glass...for those who have been moving over to HDV going to higher end glass optics disallows abrasives. May I recommend using...
... Warren replied earlier. I'd add that I've seen other makes of housings fog as well. I'm wondering, though, if plastic housing are a little more prone to...
I had problems with my polycarbonate USVH housing with an acryllic lens port fogging up when I was diving the hot humid interior of Brasil. Water temp was like...
... port, is your housing plastic or aluminum? Maybe we can spot a trend. Ok, sorry for this confusion my friends... I've had two Ike custom-made polycarbonate...
Wow! I don't think I've ever sent a message that got so many responses! Cool! To complete the list I compiled of things to try, I'll add these recent ...
I have only had acondensation problem once. I use aluminum (Amphibico) housings. But then, I only dive warm water. The one time I had a problem, my housing...
John, Are you insinuating that Bill and I are old? Steve ... WORLD FILMS & TRAVEL WWW.WORLDFILMSANDTRAVEL.COM <http://www.WORLDFILMSANDTRAVEL.COM Steve Douglas...
... Well, it's hard to believe that anyone would be that old, but I've heard rumors that being underwater prolongs one's life -- who knows? On the other hand,...
I always put a Kotex Maxipad in my aluminum housings, which seems to take care of the fogging problem. And, if you do have a flood, these pads can absorb...
... I can guarantee they're not available in most parts of the Solomon Islands! But you're right, they're common in most places. I tried them a couple of years...
When I tried manual white balance for the first time on Sunday, I got some interesting results that made me realize there's a lot more to white balance than...
A report from the cheapskate videographer: I had a chance to go diving at Monterey (California) this weekend to try out some modifications to my USVH video...
