RonDavis wrote:
This is probably a well-known phenomenon and a well discussed topic, but it’s interesting to me since I just observed it firsthand. I went on a photo shoot on a very cold day in Chicago…..shooting from a breezy high-rise roof top which made it even colder. I started with a fully charged battery in my Fuji X-T2. As I shot multiple exposures, I notice the battery (charge) indicator declined rapidly and went red, indicating complete exhaustion. (At first, I couldn’t believe what was happening because the decline was so fast). I switched to a (warm) battery from my pocket and put it in my (now) colder camera. After a few minutes and a few exposures, the same thing started to happen. I ended the session with about half the shots I usually get from the batteries….(and my freezing hands). So, my observation and conclusion…battery life declines rapidly, as much as 50% in very cold weather. The exposures appeared mostly normal since I stopped shooting before the battery indicator went red. And yes, these are rather new, Mfg labeled batteries. My new practice for cold weather shooting---carry multiple batteries in warm pockets and expect to change them😊 Any quick thoughts would be appreciated…thanks
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I remember watching the Winter Olympics in South Korea. It was very cold over there and I noticed that all the photographers special cold weather coverings around their cameras. Perhaps you might look into getting something like that.