camera in the sun

yaacovk · Aug 1, 2015

Hi.
After long travel during a day, i came back to my home at night and i forgot my camera in the bag in my car.
Tomorrow at the noon i remember that i forgot the camera in the bag in my car and it was very hot at that day.
I ran to my car and took my camera.
The camera was warmy and not very hot.
I would like to thank if somone can tell if it possible any dumage to the camera and the film inside.

Thanjs.
Yaacov.

bsdunek · Aug 1, 2015

If it wasn't that hot, it's probably OK. Develop the film to see if it's OK. High heat can vaporize lubricants in the camera and they my deposit on the lens, causing it to be 'foggy'. If that happens, a good cleaning is in order.

railwayman3 · Aug 1, 2015

I'd agree with bsdunek, you'll probably be alright, given that the heat was only for a few hours. If the film develops OK, and the lens looks clear, you'll be fine. (My guess is that the film will be OK, it's surprisingly durable really....)

bdial · Aug 1, 2015

As stated, more than likely it's fine especially if it was not sitting in direct sunlight. In the summer getting the camera and film hot occasionally is almost inevitable. In any case unless there is some visible problem there is not much to be done about it. Keep using the camera and don't worry about it.
For prevention, have the camera in a bag of some sort, keep it on the floor when in the car and keep it out of direct sunlight, for example, by covering the bag with a light colored cloth. That has the added advantage of keeping it out of sight from anyone looking for a theft target. If possible open a window slightly if the car will be parked for a while with the camera inside. An insulated bag for the film and or camera might be helpful too.

RalphLambrecht · Aug 1, 2015

When photographing in the hot summer sun I put a white cloth over the camera in between shots to stop the black camera body from absorbing too much heat just as a precautionDon't know if it helped but it never hurt any.Never had an issue with car heat and I live in Florida with 100 F ambient more than likely.Just keep the car in the shade as much as possible.

M Stat · Aug 1, 2015

Also check the aperture blades. The lubricant from the lens can deposit itself on the blades and gum them up. This happened to me once when I accidentally left a 100mm Nikkor lens in the glove compartment on a hot day.

Sirius Glass · Aug 1, 2015

One or a few times is probably ok, but the heat build up from a car over time fogs film and causes oils and grease to evaporate and deposit on the iris blades and other bad spots. That will eventually require a CLA [Clean, Lubricate and Adjust].

Gerald C Koch · Aug 1, 2015

Some professional photographers rather than using expensive camera cases just use a small plastic cooler. You know the kind just the sixe of a 6-pack. The outside is heavy plastic resistant to damage. The insulation protects the camera and a thief is usually not going to steal some ones lunch. Nothing shouts steal me like a fancy camera case or bag.

walbergb · Aug 2, 2015

Buy a new camera, just in case

yaacovk · Aug 3, 2015

thank you for your replying.
if the camera and the film will be o.k.
I can only thank to "think tank retrospective" bags.

Yaacov.

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