JoeW
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I've tried shooting with masks on (pretty much how it works these days unless I'm in my studio by myself) and for anything more than 20 seconds of shooting, my viewfinder fogs up. I have a particular challenge coming up where I'll be outdoors in cold weather for an extended period while wearing a mask (so...hot steamy breath on a camera on a tripod in 30 degree temps).
What tips does anyone have for dealing with this? Please don't say "have a tight seal on the top of the mask" because if your mask has a good seal period you'll get some leakage around the bridge of the nose and then fog on the viewfinder and screen. I know that a neck gaiter is popular (and I've used that pre-Covid in cold weather) but they're crap as a mask (tests show they don't stop droplets and actually turn bigger droplets into smaller ones which will carry a longer distance in the air).
I've heard using shaving cream is one way to defog. There are various sprays. I know when I did scuba diving you'd just spit on the inside of your mask and rub it around. Somehow, the idea of doing this to my camera viewfinder seems just a little less than ideal in some cases.
What have people been doing that seems to work?
What tips does anyone have for dealing with this? Please don't say "have a tight seal on the top of the mask" because if your mask has a good seal period you'll get some leakage around the bridge of the nose and then fog on the viewfinder and screen. I know that a neck gaiter is popular (and I've used that pre-Covid in cold weather) but they're crap as a mask (tests show they don't stop droplets and actually turn bigger droplets into smaller ones which will carry a longer distance in the air).
I've heard using shaving cream is one way to defog. There are various sprays. I know when I did scuba diving you'd just spit on the inside of your mask and rub it around. Somehow, the idea of doing this to my camera viewfinder seems just a little less than ideal in some cases.
What have people been doing that seems to work?