Antarctic Visit
On my various visits to cold climates over the years I learned to never take the camera and lenses out of the camera bag when returning to warmer temperatures. Leave them inside the bag for several hours or so and it should reduce the condensation.
I was once told to keep batteries out of the camera bag and place them in pockets under the clothing you're wearing as the heat from your body will keep them usable and it works.
I was once told to keep batteries out of the camera bag and place them in pockets under the clothing you're wearing as the heat from your body will keep them usable and it works.
At a camera club presentation recently about an organised tour (to the Arctic in this instance), cameras were kept outside in a purpose built container when not being used rather than take them inside. Only batteries and memory cards were taken in to the warmer environs after the photography day.
I have lived in Winnipeg, Canada for a few years where it went to minus 50 below zero and found that putting the camera with lens "as-is" into a zippered plastic storage bag before taking it indoors worked just fine. If you need accesss to the camera while indoors, waiting a few hours for the equipment to reach room temperature before opening it works. Optionally, use a cellphone camera or another camera for warm interior work.
These bags come in quart and gallon+ sizes in both "Storage (light)" and "Freezer (heavy)" thicknesses from various manufacturers:
(in case you can't read it below, the sizes are 10 9/16" x 9 1/2" and 14 3/8" x 16")
These bags come in quart and gallon+ sizes in both "Storage (light)" and "Freezer (heavy)" thicknesses from various manufacturers:
(in case you can't read it below, the sizes are 10 9/16" x 9 1/2" and 14 3/8" x 16")
Here is a photo of my Sony SLT-a58 with 18-135 zoom plus my Sigma 10-20 EX wide angle lens in a 13" x 15.6" bag.
I didn't want to waste a new zippered bag just for the photo, so I chose a previously used (cheaper) non-zippered one just for the photo. You can see there's lots of space for more items if necessary.
I didn't want to waste a new zippered bag just for the photo, so I chose a previously used (cheaper) non-zippered one just for the photo. You can see there's lots of space for more items if necessary.
