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One problem that often occurs, believe it or not, is people leaving their camera exposed to direct sunlight with the lens cap off and the lens pointing upwards. “I would never be so stupid!” you say? It doesn’t take a moron to make this simple, yet deadly, mistake. All it takes is you tossing your camera in the backseat of your car while you drive from point A to point B – as you’re watching traffic, the sun’s evil rays are beaming down through the back window and attacking your poor camera. Or, you could be sitting on a blanket in the warm sun taking pictures when
your child calls out that she wants her lunch, so you innocently put the camera down for a few moments to get sandwiches from the cooler. What’s a few seconds going to hurt? To paint a grim example, remember when you were a kid and, on a warm sunny day, you would get out the trusty magnifying glass, find the nearest ant farm and see how quickly you could fry those little buggers? Don’t want to admit to your sadistic childhood activities? How about then, trying to burn your initials into a piece of drift wood? You could do it rather quickly, couldn’t you? The sun and your camera lens work in a very similar manner. Image the damage they can do when working together.
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