Cold Weather Tip: Here's one I had never heard before. The most important piece of advice I could offer is simply to take all your lenses out of your bag when you get home. Take off...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Here's one I had never heard before. The most important piece of advice I could offer is simply to take all your lenses out of your bag when you get home. Take off the front and back lens caps and let them thaw out for a few hours. If you leave them on theyll get condensation in them and mildew can grow on the glass. Dan Carr on shooting in cold conditions

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Thank you

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Lets see, he is advising to bring frozen lenses into a warm, moist atmosphere and take off both caps?
Under NO circumstances would I do this as that actually will promote condensation to form on ALL your cold surfaces. That cold air is INSIDE your lens as well, and that's the last place I want condensation to form.
Thanks, but that's one tip I will NOT be following, or passing on to anyone. I would rather have my lenses last a bit longer, especially the newer ones with circuitry and motors inside them.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

MT Shooter wrote:

Lets see, he is advising to bring frozen lenses in... (show quote)

But I read it on the Internet! It must be true. :D

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

jerryc41 wrote:

quote=MT Shooter Lets see, he is advising to brin... (show quote)

This reminds me of this story:
Abraham Lincoln's Internet Wisdom

Shortly after the rise of the blogosphere Abraham Lincoln hosted a dinner party at his Cabin Estate and birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

After this dinner Abraham Lincoln read from his unpublished memoir: A Humble Man's Advice For Life in the Information Age. By the fireside he read many portions, but the section that most impressed his guests was this one, simple sentence:

"The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot confirm their validity."

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

haroldross wrote:

quote=jerryc41 quote=MT Shooter Lets see, he is ... (show quote)

I thought this would be a safe bet. See the last comment.

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/02/20/famous-photographers-100-things-we-wish-we-knew-starting-out/

CCPhotoist Loc: Cape Cod

I do worry about condensation when I bring my camera in from the cold. I wasn't sure if this might harm my camera, so when I bring the camera in, I wrap it (covered lens and all) in a big towel and let it thaw out slowly to avoid temperature shock and the resulting condensation.

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

jerryc41 wrote:

Here's one I had never heard before. The most important piece of advice I could offer is simply to take all your lenses out of your bag when you get home. Take off the front and back lens caps and let them thaw out for a few hours. If you leave them on theyll get condensation in them and mildew can grow on the glass. Dan Carr on shooting in cold conditions

VERY BAD ADVICE! Don't do that!
Perhaps Dan Carr meant after waiting for several hours for them to acclimate?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Festina Lente wrote:

quote=jerryc41 Here's one I had never heard befor... (show quote)

This is why I like UHH. Two heads are better than one, and several thousand heads are better than two.

Suppose I put myself into a plastic bag before I come in from the cold. What effect would that have on me? :D

Ore-D Loc: Montgomery, Texas

I have the opposite problem. Here in southeast Texas taking the camera and lens from an air conditioned home outside into a very hot and humid environment is a problem.

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

jerryc41 wrote:

Suppose I put myself into a plastic bag before I come in from the cold. What effect would that have on me? :D

Hundred's of UHHers would miss you and Mrs. Jerry would be devastated.

And then we would go on for dozens of pages discussing our dear old friend who failed to read the child's warning on the plastic bag! :lol:

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Festina Lente wrote:

jerryc41 wrote:

Suppose I put myself into a plastic bag before I come in from the cold. What effect would that have on me? :D

Hundred's of UHHers would miss you and Mrs. Jerry would be devastated.

And then we would go on for dozens of pages discussing our dear old friend who failed to read the child's warning on the plastic bag! :lol:

"Warning! This is not a toy!"

PrairieSeasons Loc: Red River of the North

I agree with MT. This time of year, I leave the camera and lenses in a camera bag, in my car, in an unheated garage. The only thing I bring in the house is memory cards I want to download and spare batteries.

If I'm going to shoot something indoors, I try to use either an old body and lens that I keep inside or a P&S. When I do want to bring a camera in from the outside in these cold temps, I leave the caps on the lenses and the cameras in the bag and don't open it until the next day.

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

jerryc41 wrote:

Festina Lente wrote:

jerryc41 wrote:

Suppose I put myself into a plastic bag before I come in from the cold. What effect would that have on me? :D

Hundred's of UHHers would miss you and Mrs. Jerry would be devastated.

And then we would go on for dozens of pages discussing our dear old friend who failed to read the child's warning on the plastic bag! :lol:

"Warning! This is not a toy!"

Whew! I'm glad you read that first!! :thumbup:

Festina Lente Loc: Florida & Missouri

PrairieSeasons wrote:

I agree with MT. This time of year, I leave the c... (show quote)

Interesting approach.
But I think that would be a bit too draconian for me.

What do you do with your batteries?