Outdoor wedding saturday VERY WORRIED about....

... condensation??? Shooting an outdoor wedding this Saturday, Florida, 98 degrees w/heat index 106 or better is forecast. I will be going from inside AC for pre-shots, shots of cake, gifts, other candid bride and groom prep shots etc and then straight to humid hot outdoors, there is a pool as well so humidity 100 percent I am sure. I am worried about condensation or fog inside my lens or even on my mirror, viewfinder or worse sensor. I am using a 30D and 17-55 IS EF-S rig. Any advise? I am probably going back and forth a few times as the day goes on. Ceremony starts at 2PM, hottest part of the day. I have had camcorders fog up before. When I go out for routine shooting I alway let the gear have 5 minutes or so to get used to new conditions, not possible here. No backup body /lens rig so I can leave one inside and one outside unless I use an extra point n shoot camera, really unprofessional I think. 3 Days away and I am freaked, any advise will be really appreciated!
Dave

I've shot in Mexico in that kind of heat going from an A/C room to outside. I was more nervous of when I was shooting outside in -20C temps for an hour and then came inside to +24C... but miraculously nothing fogged up.

What I've done is keep your hand on the body at all times, and your other hand wrapped around your lens. Even when you are inside in A/C, keeping your hands wrapped around your camera/lens will keep it warm. Remember, body temperature is 98F!

picturecrazy wrote in post #3694462
I've shot in Mexico in that kind of heat going from an A/C room to outside. I was more nervous of when I was shooting outside in -20C temps for an hour and then came inside to +24C... but miraculously nothing fogged up.

What I've done is keep your hand on the body at all times, and your other hand wrapped around your lens. Even when you are inside in A/C, keeping your hands wrapped around your camera/lens will keep it warm. Remember, body temperature is 98F!

Thanks for the reply Lloyd, that does make me feel a lot better, I have seen some of your work and I will be taking my UW as well, hope I can make something happen that is half as unique as yours Bro!
Dave

I can't guarantee it won't fog up, but yeah, keeping your gear warm will certainly minimize the chance!

I went from outside temps (10 degrees celcius) to around 22 inside on the weekend, my lenses fogged up something horrible. We didn't have much time, so all I could do was put the lenses outside for a bit of time when they fogged up.

Another answer might be to have one camera for inside, one for outside.

my lenses fog up soo many times in Hawaii. air conditioned church them go outside in 90 degree weather with like 90% humidity. Only thing u can do to get rid of it is fan it with your hand. blow on it and it fogs up more!! dont wipe it or you'll get wet smears all over your lens too.

also happens when i put my camera on the grass to set up my shots. come back and i cant see outta the lens lol. i tried to shoot with it like that for a foggy effect.... didnt work haha

See if you can borrow/rent a backup rig, is good practice at a wedding anyways, in case the worst happens, all the best!

I dont know if it will help but I had this problem before (not at a wedding) I put two uv filters on the lens and if one fogged up or got dirty cleaning it I took it off and the other was clean. It worked for the particular situation I was in, cold outside and warm inside. Hand on the body and lens sounds good too.

Hmmm.. yet to have this happen with my still cameras, it used to happen all the time with my video cameras for some reason.

Jim & I had this happen yesterday with 105 in the shade and 80 inside. I couldn't get my house cooler. But the best thing you can do is keep the camera close to your body always, then it's a constant temperature, especially inside. I have never had anything more than the front of the lens fog up, but in about 2 minutes, it's all good. Best advice really is to have a soft lens cloth handy. The inside of your camera should be fine.

Ya'll are making me think that moving back to Florida where I'll have to deal with these conditions all the time might not be the best thing. lol.

SuzyView wrote in post #3696291
Jim & I had this happen yesterday with 105 in the shade and 80 inside. I couldn't get my house cooler. But the best thing you can do is keep the camera close to your body always, then it's a constant temperature, especially inside. I have never had anything more than the front of the lens fog up, but in about 2 minutes, it's all good. Best advice really is to have a soft lens cloth handy. The inside of your camera should be fine.

What bothered me more that the fogging was the sweat on my hands outside. I was afraid that I would short out the camera electronics so I brought a small towel to wipe my hands with to keep them dry. That part did work

Suzie...five more bottles of water and I will be back to normal fluid levels

I was sweating so bad, I was glad I didn't have 2 cameras around my neck. Lilke you.

Thanks for all the great feedback! Weather report says no relief till Sunday, DAMN... I love Florida but I hate hot weather, go figure? Great idea about keeping a small towel handy and wiping often to keep the sweet from getting too slippery. Can anyone believe these guys planned an OUTSIDE wedding in the middle of August in the center of Florida??? I talked to the caterer today she is very worried about some of the food selections as well. Wish me luck guys!

I had my first beach wedding weeks ago and first time I feel humidity that horrible. It was at night, and after a couple of hours the lens got fog up and my instant solution was the soft lens clothes, and it worked good. I was worried about the sensors all the time. Hopefully nothing bad happened.