:rolleyes:
A little sicence on the matter.
One of the handiest winter photo tips to know: Cold air has low moisture content. There’s little or no condensation when you go outside into the cold. this becomes a problem when you go back inside.
moisture from the warm inside air condenses on their cold surfaces. The lens can become completely covered with moisture, as can the mechanical and electrical components inside the camera. You don’t want moisture – water! – on your lens or inside the camera. So how can you avoid this problem?
Let your camera warm up slowly. Place it on a cool window sill or an unheated porch for a couple of hours so it can rise slowly to room temperature. Condensation can play havoc with an all-electronic camera. This is where the suggestion of wrapping a cold camera in a plastic bag comes into play. The moisture will settle on the outside of the bag rather than on the camera’s outside and inside surfaces. You can protect the delicate electronics this way. In fact, it’s best if you place the bag on the camera while still outside, not when you bring the camera in.
My tip is to keep your bag warmish with the heat pads inside your bag while out, as above takeing your camera out in the freezeing cold with no moisture content is ok. sticking your camera back in the bag with still little or no moisture content will warm your gear up slowly and will help in the transition to going back indoors where moisture content is very high.
Cheers Rich.
Sorry, disagreeing with this advice. On the 100’s of times I’ve taken my camera from a house or building into the cold of outside (Day or night), one gets condensation on the lens…and therefore on the inside once the cold reaches. For night photography I usually leave it on the tripod for 45 mins before a snap is snapped. The same happens when returning indoors, yes agree that warming her up slowly in the porch is a good idea.
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