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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It
crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On 2015-08-04 04:05:04 +0000, Bill W said:
When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. You are probably better off keeping it in a cheap soft bag (I have a number of those) which will provide a degree of insulation. Then rather than keeping it in the trunk, put that bag on the floor behind the passenger seat. That way it is reasonably afforded some protection from temperature extremes, and it is easily reachable from within the car. You can also cover it with a towel or small blanket which will provide an additional insullating layer -- Regards, Savageduck |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
In article , Bill W wrote:
When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. The temperature of the trunk is not as high as in the car, since the sun doesn't shine there. It's still hot of course, but I don't think there would be any problem. -- Sandman |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:05:04 -0700, Bill W
wrote: When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. I've carried cameras in my trunk for maybe 40 years, and never had any problems. Ive kept them in hard-shell cases lined with rubber (Pelican for the last 25 years) one of which served to protect all my camera gear during a collision with a tree at 60mph. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On 8/4/2015 12:05 AM, Bill W wrote:
When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. I am not sure. But in hot weather I keep the camera in a portable electric car cooler, (together with some bottled ice water.) -- PeterN |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On 04/08/2015 05:05, Bill W wrote:
When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. Reminds me, I keep meaning to put a memory card in my old Digital IXUS and keep in the car though it is rare for me not be carrying a camera. I keep old GPS in the car also so in the event of an incident in a remote area I could quickly get the NGR of the location. |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:11:39 -0400, Tony Cooper
wrote: On Tue, 04 Aug 2015 21:20:50 +1200, Eric Stevens wrote: On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 21:05:04 -0700, Bill W wrote: When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. I've carried cameras in my trunk for maybe 40 years, and never had any problems. Ive kept them in hard-shell cases lined with rubber (Pelican for the last 25 years) one of which served to protect all my camera gear during a collision with a tree at 60mph. I keep a Nikon D50 with an attached 28/80 lens in the trunk of the car. I bought it very cheap as a back-up camera. I am a bit concerned about heat because this is Florida, and it gets hot here. But, it's a camera that is strictly a backup. I haven't used it this year. This sounds similar to my situation. If you get a chance, and it's been there in the heat for a while, can you look to see if there is any film on the sensor, or the inside of the lens? That's what I'm really concerned about. I could always clean the sensor, even though I'd rather not, but if the lens gets cloudy internally, I can't fix that. |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 21:21:53 -0700, Savageduck
wrote: On 2015-08-04 04:05:04 +0000, Bill W said: When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. You are probably better off keeping it in a cheap soft bag (I have a number of those) which will provide a degree of insulation. Then rather than keeping it in the trunk, put that bag on the floor behind the passenger seat. That way it is reasonably afforded some protection from temperature extremes, and it is easily reachable from within the car. You can also cover it with a towel or small blanket which will provide an additional insullating layer Potential problem here. In a warm humid climate with an air conditioned car, I grabbed the camera, jumped out of the car and watched the scene turn to fog. |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On 8/5/2015 3:55 AM, charles wrote:
On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 21:21:53 -0700, Savageduck wrote: On 2015-08-04 04:05:04 +0000, Bill W said: When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I'm mainly talking about the possible volatilization of materials inside the camera or lens that could end up leaving a film on the sensor, or on the inside of the lens. Anyone have any idea if there is a risk of that? I don't think there's a risk of any other heat damage. You are probably better off keeping it in a cheap soft bag (I have a number of those) which will provide a degree of insulation. Then rather than keeping it in the trunk, put that bag on the floor behind the passenger seat. That way it is reasonably afforded some protection from temperature extremes, and it is easily reachable from within the car. You can also cover it with a towel or small blanket which will provide an additional insullating layer Potential problem here. In a warm humid climate with an air conditioned car, I grabbed the camera, jumped out of the car and watched the scene turn to fog. What you should get is a fog blower. Plug it in, and it blows away the humidity, and fog. Professional photographers use them when they want to shoot an ad with a clear blue sky. If they want a foggy look, they just turn it around, and the clear sky becomes foggy. -- PeterN |
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Will I regret keeping a good camera in my trunk?
On 2015-08-04, Bill W wrote:
When I buy a new camera body, the previous one ends up in a closet. It crossed my mind to put a walkaround lens on an earlier body, and throw it in the trunk of my car, so I always have a decent camera with me - one that is good in low light. But it gets hot around here, and the car could end up sitting in the sun in 110 degree heat. Does anyone know if this can cause a problem? I don't know if heat will be a big concern. It hasn't been for me when I've left mine in the trunk, but that's been for at most a day. However, I left my camera in the back of my car during a couple of trips on gravel roads, and discovered that dust was a real issue. Make sure whatever case you put your camera into can protect it from contaminants, because your trunk is probably not perfectly sealed. -- Bruce Guenter http://untroubled.org/ |
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