1D 3 ok indoors by swimning pools?

I've enroled my baby on Waterbabies courses and i was wondering if the camera will be ok with the condensation and stuff that you get by being indoors next to a swimming pool? obviously i wont dip it in...but i just want to make sure coz i'll definitely be taking pictures of my girlfriend and baby!

I'll let you know next Thursday after I've shot some diving at our local pool...

Well if the 1D can't take it then nothing will!

If any camera is going to handle that situation it's going to be a weather-sealed 1-series.

Outdoors pool.. well.. I have my 20D around the sea and ocean baths all the time with no issue. I don't know how long I'd want to expose it to an extremely humid heated indoor pool area, though. I would be a lot less concerned about a 1D!

Hehe - this is a very good friend of mine on holiday this year with his 1D MkIII, it survived unscathed

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^^ great - thanks. if and when the lens mists up, what can i do to get rid of it or even to lessen the chances of it happening?
can i just wipe the lens dry when it does mist up?

Hurl a filter on first, that should stop the lens itself misting.

bildeb0rg wrote in post #3921844
I'll let you know next Thursday after I've shot some diving at our local pool...

would appreciate it if you could come back and let me/us know. thanks

muscleflex wrote in post #3921804
I've enroled my baby on Waterbabies courses and i was wondering if the camera will be ok with the condensation and stuff that you get by being indoors next to a swimming pool? obviously i wont dip it in...but i just want to make sure coz i'll definitely be taking pictures of my girlfriend and baby!

Your biggest problem, is that the fact you are holding a camera at all around a pool, some places are real funny about those sort of things these days, I would seek permission first.

That said as long as you don't Drop it in, it be fine, I used my 30D around a pool no probs

I have to agree with madproff, swimming pools these days are highly unlikely to allow you to take photographs pool-side (even if your child is in the water).

Make sure you ask first - but be prepared to leave you camera in the car!

TJ

You HAVE to get permission from the organising club, the ASA (in UK) and ALL parents/guardians before you even think about taking the lens cap off. I've been approached by a local club to shoot at a weekly practice session, and frankly they were shocked at the level of "child welfare protection" enforcement you have to overcome just to get some images on a website to promote the club.

i hear if there's even one person in the pool uncomfortable with a person with a camera at the pool, u have to put it away... even if the person isn't even in the same side of the pool as your kid... so a person in a bad mood can potentially ruin your day for shooting lol

yeah - it's kinda sad how it's now come to this...
but hopefully it should be ok - i've read the contract and they say it's ok provided everyone is aware of it.
i'd like to get a good P&S with an underwater casing so i can take pics of my baby underwater. if only the underwater casing for the 1D is affordable

As for the 'condensation' - if you let it 'sit' for about 5-10 minutes it should be "ok" - it just needs to adjust to the air in there.

I was in Miami Florida this summer-1000000% humidity and my camera would fog up every time I went from air conditioning to outside and vice versa - but it would be 'fine' in like 5 minutes.

If you wipe it, it may take longer to 'clear' and you'll get those streaks.