dslr fanny pack + backpack? I'm trying to come up with an easy way to keep my camera relatively warm without having to remove my backpack each time. Does anyone use a dslr belt pack or...

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

I'm trying to come up with an easy way to keep my camera relatively warm without having to remove my backpack each time.
Does anyone use a dslr belt pack or fannypack, along with a camera backpack?
I'm trying to come up with a way to protect my camera from the cold. It has been losing some functions when left exposed to freezing temperatures.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Greenguy33 wrote:

I'm trying to come up with an easy way to keep my camera relatively warm without having to remove my backpack each time.
Does anyone use a dslr belt pack or fannypack, along with a camera backpack?
I'm trying to come up with a way to protect my camera from the cold. It has been losing some functions when left exposed to freezing temperatures.

I use both--more for accessibility than cold protection. I have a Tamrac Slimline backpack (the zipper faces inside) and a fanny pack which I slide to the front. I also carry my DSLR with the neck strap but tucked inside my zipped up jacket. That might work for you.

How cold is it?

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

I use both--more for accessibility than cold protection. I have a Tamrac Slimline backpack (the zipper faces inside) and a fanny pack which I slide to the front. I also carry my DSLR with the neck strap but tucked inside my zipped up jacket. That might work for you.

How cold is it?

Thanks LRF! The last few treks, the temperatures have been in the low 20's with winds at about 15-30mph. After about 2 hours, I lose the lcd screen and playback functions, and lost aperture settings a few times.

jeryh Loc: Oxfordshire UK

Use the holster type of camera holder; Tamrac do them, and they are big enough to hold the camera and lens, up to an 80-200mm

lightcatcher Loc: Farmington, NM (4 corners)

?Keep it under your coat?

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

jeryh wrote:

Use the holster type of camera holder; Tamrac do them, and they are big enough to hold the camera and lens, up to an 80-200mm

And the backpack won't be in the way?

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Why not use a sling. I love my tamarc velocity 6

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Greenguy33 wrote:

Thanks LRF! The last few treks, the temperatures have been in the low 20's with winds at about 15-30mph. After about 2 hours, I lose the lcd screen and playback functions, and lost aperture settings a few times.

I wonder if there is some winterizing process. The guys who did the project on Global warming placed 36 Nikons, D200s & D300s, to capture time lapse images. It must have been colder than the 20s.

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

I wonder if there is some winterizing process. The guys who did the project on Global warming placed 36 Nikons, D200s & D300s, to capture time lapse images. It must have been colder than the 20s.

Good point! I hear about people shooting in -20 degree conditions with no problems.
Maybe the secret is to put the camera in a bag when not in use. I generally leave it on my tripod and carry the tripod on my shoulder.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Greenguy33 wrote:

I'm trying to come up with an easy way to keep my camera relatively warm without having to remove my backpack each time.
Does anyone use a dslr belt pack or fannypack, along with a camera backpack?
I'm trying to come up with a way to protect my camera from the cold. It has been losing some functions when left exposed to freezing temperatures.

Actually, you don't want to keep it warm, then take it out in the cold, then put it back in a warm place, only to take it out in the cold again and so on. Thermal and humidity changes are far more detrimental than cold temps, unless it is so cold that you risk freezing the LCDs on the camera.

The other thing is that unless you have a warming device in the bag with the camera with you, it's going to be as cold as the outside temps anyway.

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

Gene51 wrote:

Actually, you don't want to keep it warm, then take it out in the cold, then put it back in a warm place, only to take it out in the cold again and so on. Thermal and humidity changes are far more detrimental than cold temps, unless it is so cold that you risk freezing the LCDs on the camera.

The other thing is that unless you have a warming device in the bag with the camera with you, it's going to be as cold as the outside temps anyway.

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EmilMiller Loc: Miramar, FL

Gene51 is dead on. You're probably having battery issues, not camera issues. Have a couple of extra batteries for cold weather.

Gene51 wrote:

Actually, you don't want to keep it warm, then take it out in the cold, then put it back in a warm place, only to take it out in the cold again and so on. Thermal and humidity changes are far more detrimental than cold temps, unless it is so cold that you risk freezing the LCDs on the camera.

The other thing is that unless you have a warming device in the bag with the camera with you, it's going to be as cold as the outside temps anyway.

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

EmilMiller wrote:

Gene51 is dead on. You're probably having battery issues, not camera issues. Have a couple of extra batteries for cold weather.

Thanks! I do have a spare, but I just bought another Nikon spare battery, and I will keep them in a chest packet close to my body.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

I use both--more for accessibility than cold protection. I have a Tamrac Slimline backpack (the zipper faces inside) and a fanny pack which I slide to the front. I also carry my DSLR with the neck strap but tucked inside my zipped up jacket. That might work for you.

How cold is it?

I tuck my camera , DSLR or compact, inside my outer parka too in cold or rain, Bob.

Greenguy33 Loc: Rhode Island

bobmcculloch wrote:

I tuck my camera , DSLR or compact, inside my outer parka too in cold or rain, Bob.

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