Outdoor cold question

1ibandit

Ok.. so I go out in the freezing cold for 10 to 30 minutes. Come back to a warm car, and the camera gets fogged up.(outside of camera just like my glasses).. what do I do? put it in the warm case, let it set on the seat and warm up, put in where the heater blows on it? Should the lens be removed?

Also a few weeks ago I was out in -0 weather taking pictures of the moon. I was out for 30 minutes or so. Came back in the house and right away the camera got lots of real wet dew on it. What is the best thing to do, and does it hurt the camera in any way (Canon Digital Rebel XT)

System

I've read that when moving your camera/lens from extreme temps (cold or hot) you put your equipment in an airtight plasic bag --see http://www.battreallphoto.com/page30.html--

I do not have experience with this, though--

george

livinginoz

that's a great link, george. living in minnesota that's especially appreciated. i put it in my list of favorites.......thanks

System

east tennessee-another cold spot (coldest in the nation along with akron, ohio) 21 years ago--

http://www.prop1.org/inaugur/85reagan/850122in.htm

it was about +48F the day before--a drop of around 70 degrees in less than 24 hours--

george

DanielB

gefillmore wrote:

east tennessee-another cold spot (coldest in the nation along with akron, ohio) 21 years ago--

http://www.prop1.org/inaugur/85reagan/850122in.htm

it was about +48F the day before--a drop of around 70 degrees in less than 24 hours--

george

Andy made a thread on this in early december if i remember correctly.


after using the "seach" bar as andy always tells me too:D

i found it.


http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=3167&highlight=winter+photography


hope that helps

Andy

DanielB wrote:

Andy made a thread on this in early december if i remember correctly.


after using the "seach" bar as andy always tells me too:D

i found it.


http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=3167&highlight=winter+photography


hope that helps

YAY Daniel

eye-max

I always carry a couple of folded, Crumpled) white plastic bags normally used in kitchen pop-up garbage containers. You can use them to spread your filters, etc on. You can kneel on them and keep the knees dry. You can make a raincoat for your camera & shoot in the rain. And you can seal your camera in it when going from cold to heat to prevent condensation. Best of all it’s the cheapest photography aid you will ever buy.

System

Max-

putting a couple in my bag tonight-

sounds like good advice to me-

thanks
george