Sonja

Thanks! :o)
I had camera issues worse than in the fog in this hot and humid building and got not many sharp shots, that's one of the best.

It was not cold at all on our last day in Wales, it was a hot sunny summer day for their climate, but the butterfly house was yet a bit warmer, and very, very humid, almost like in the sream room at the sauna from the saturation. Karl, who wears bifocals all day anthough in regular situations can live without far sighted glasses had to put them away a few secons after arrival as they got steamy and several of the group who had treated hair left fast out of fear to look ugly on the plane and at arival at home. I just had a fight with the camera and an anti-everything speciality cleansing pad that in spite of being by Swarowsky did not work to well. In the big hot house it was only slightly better. Guess the issue was that we where early after opening and everything was freshly sprayed with water.

Seriously, I feel keeping the camera warm in the backpack is not a very good idea unless you are somewhere in the extreme cold and the battery pack could get to cold to work. To lower humidity in the backpack, which is more important to keep contacts and sensors happy, the free silicate packs as found in the packaging of most mail order items are best. To keep the lens clear during use in humid environments, little rags for glasses from the spectacle seller and a good anti-fog liquid cleaner are best. It's just air travel and liquids as well as all over hidden little bags with a powder in the hand luggage do not mix well, and the little sealed in rags or pads I use only during vacations by plane went dry over the years, which I discovered in Wales, having last flown several years ago. I never in my life used an instant pocket warmer for anything.