Janos Belik Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) Hello folks, I film a lot of kayaking and other water related videos, filmed mostly in rain or in splashing water. Therefore I am using Ewa-Marine underwater housing. The problem is, that the front glass gets rain drops or ocean water on it almost all the time. I have tried to wipe it with wiper blade, eraser, dry it with cloth. But all I achieve is water being smudged or always visible in the footage. Is there any simple trick, how to perfectly dry or wipe this front glass? Like some special cloth, or..whatever, Thanks for any tips Edited July 12, 2009 by Janos Belik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Paul Bruening Posted July 12, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 12, 2009 Sham-WOW! Ya' gonna' love my nuts! Seriously, chamois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Jensen Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Rain-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Belik Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 Thank you guys for your tips. Cheers, Janos Rain-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Press Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Get a clean potato cut it and rub gently on the outside lens. It drys clear and the starch in the potato juice stops the salt water from beading on the lens. This really works well and is cheap as chips :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted July 16, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 16, 2009 Get a clean potato cut it and rub gently on the outside lens. It drys clear and the starch in the potato juice stops the salt water from beading on the lens. This really works well and is cheap as chips :) Would laundry starch so the same thing? I can keep a can of that around for a lot longer than a potato. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Press Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Interesting idea. I really don't know. Someone told me apple starch would do it but it was very poor and sticky compared to the potato. I guess its one of those things that when it works you don't mess with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sheehy Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 At a pinch, a bit of spit works well, though needs regular re-appliance.. It does a pretty decent job of keeping the inside of your dive mask from fogging up too! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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