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Operating camera in low temperature conditions

Started Nov 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
Tallgrass Regular Member • Posts: 104
Re: Zipping freezer bags

OutsideTheMatrix wrote:

Nashtok wrote:

If I'm going to be out in cold weather, I'll bring along a few zipping freezer bags to put my camera body and lenses in while still out in the cold. Then you can bring everything in right away, wait for everything to warm up, then take it out of the bag. Easy-peasy!

Thanks. I think I have a few of these bags already! So you can use the camera and lenses right away when going from a warm house to the cold outdoors? Or do you have to wait for the camera and lenses temperatures to lower to match the outside temp?

Going from warm to cold isn't as much of an issue as where the condensation will form & how much (very little moisture in cold air). Its when the camera is cold and comes into a warm (and relatively humid house). My camera bag zips shut, I've always just left my camera closed in the bag for a few hours until it's sufficiently warmed up.

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