Antarctica battery suggestions (Page 2): PUT THE BATTERIES IN A POCKET THAT KEEPS THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE HEAT OF YOUR BODY. i HAVE HEARD OF MANY COLD-WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHERS...

aellman Loc: Boston MA

ngrea wrote:

My niece is in Antarctica this season. She says the cold drains camera batteries very fast (sometimes 15 minutes). She was going to take her Nikon out today in a pouch with hand warmers. she is going to the South Pole Station next week, where today’s temperature was -53 with windchill “off the chart” .
Does anyone have suggestions for protecting battery life?
Thanks

PUT THE BATTERIES IN A POCKET THAT KEEPS THEM AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE HEAT OF YOUR BODY. i HAVE HEARD OF MANY COLD-WEATHER PHOTOGRAPHERS USING THIS METHOD.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

ngrea wrote:

My niece is in Antarctica this season. She says the cold drains camera batteries very fast (sometimes 15 minutes). She was going to take her Nikon out today in a pouch with hand warmers. she is going to the South Pole Station next week, where today’s temperature was -53 with windchill “off the chart” .
Does anyone have suggestions for protecting battery life?
Thanks

Keep the camera tucked in your jacket and only bring it out for shots. Worked very well in this fashion for my time in the Canadian Arctic. Keep spare batteries warm.

I did notice a comment about using a film camera instead of digital. Film gets brittle at about -30C; keep your film camera warm as well!

bwa

rdistlerath

Ruggard Parka cold and rain protection works well to keep camera and battery warmer. Your hand go in the sides like a muff. Your hands provide warmth and thick insulate keeps the warm in and cod out. Worked well for me in Antarctica.

ecurb Loc: Metro Chicago Area

ngrea wrote:

My niece is in Antarctica this season. She says the cold drains camera batteries very fast (sometimes 15 minutes). She was going to take her Nikon out today in a pouch with hand warmers. she is going to the South Pole Station next week, where today’s temperature was -53 with windchill “off the chart” .
Does anyone have suggestions for protecting battery life?
Thanks

My winter procedure is keeping spare batteries in an inside pocket and changing out the cold battery when it stops working, the cold battery will come back to life as it warms.
I envy your niece, the Antarctic has been a dream destination of mine. Any chance you could post some of her images ?

ngrea Loc: Sandy Spring, Maryland

ecurb wrote:

My winter procedure is keeping spare batteries in an inside pocket and changing out the cold battery when it stops working, the cold battery will come back to life as it warms.
I envy your niece, the Antarctic has been a dream destination of mine. Any chance you could post some of her images ?

She has very limited bandwidth (imagine 1000 people using one modem), but has managed to post a few photos to Facebook. Here is one.

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xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada

ngrea wrote:

My niece is in Antarctica this season. She says the cold drains camera batteries very fast (sometimes 15 minutes). She was going to take her Nikon out today in a pouch with hand warmers. she is going to the South Pole Station next week, where today’s temperature was -53 with windchill “off the chart” .
Does anyone have suggestions for protecting battery life?
Thanks

Extra batteries are the order of the day for those temps methinks...

Cheers!