Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recall that we recently had a thread about the effects of bringing indoors equipment that had spent the night in a cold car and how to address the problem of condensation. This morning I discovered that we really do need to be mindful that temperature changes are not only a matter of outdoors - indoors. Because I went to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, last night for a business conference this morning, I packed up the APO Televid and a pair of binoculars for some early morning birding along the water before the meeting. I left the gear in the car trunk overnight (yeah, yeah - I know, I know). Frost was still on the car this morning but the air temperature was warm enough to go about without hat and gloves. The metal and glass did not respond as quickly as the human skin to the temperature rise. As a consequence, I alternated between watching and wiping with both the scope and binoculars. While I did lose the identification of a sparrow to the recurrent condensation, I did manage to add one species to the life list. Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. http://www.connix.com/~royzart Written without the assistance of a labrador retriever because he's exhausted from his stay at the kennel.