Weather Question

[Xmaster]

Hey guys!

As some of you may now (and some might not) im pretty new around here.

For those who don't know me, well you can read more on me over there.

As I said, I only got my Nikon D90 yesterday and Its my very first camera. The thing is, tomorrow, I wanted to head outside before work and give that camera a real spin.

Thing is, tomorrow's forecast is 1¤ Celsius. And I was wondering how the camera might handle that kind of temperature.

Of course I plan on putting the camera back in its bag when I'm not using it. But im just wondering if I should reconsider my plans as I will have the camera in my hands most of the time.


Any tips? Suggestions? Tricks? They're all welcome.


Cheers!
Alexander.

[Shokinen]

I can understand you want to take care of your new toy. It's normal, it's like that when you start but you will soon care more about the awsome pictures you will miss than your gear hahaha

Your camera will not be affected at 1 celcius so you can go shoot peacefully.

Cold weather will affect your battery efficiency but I mean it not -30 C yet...

Check this shot, it was taken at -10 during a 3hrs snowshoe trip. Camera was fine. Leave it in the bag when you get back and don't place it near a heating device (to avoid condensation).

[Doug Pardee]

The major concern is condensation when you bring the camera back inside. You should take a plastic bag large enough to hold the camera. When you're ready to go back inside, first seal the camera into the bag. The idea is to keep humidity away from the camera while the camera is cold.

After the camera has warmed up to room temperature and won't be condensing humidity out of the air, you can open the bag and remove your camera.

[Xmaster]

Aight! Thanks for the tips guys!

Oh and one more question. What do you usually do when there is light snow falling down? Do you just keep the camera exposed and smudge away the snow flakes that falls on the camera or what?

@Shokinen: Nice to see that I'm not the only Quebecois around here

[OsmosisStudios]

Camera will be fine: I shot in -40 C with a -55 to -60 windchill. It'll survive better than your hands will.

If it's snowing I try to not get snow on the camera, but if it does, i just wipe it off right away. Cameras dont exude heat like we do, so it wont melt right away. Just wipe it off. If it gets wet, use a microfibre cloth to dry it.

[Xmaster]

Thanks for tips and heads up guys. I wont be affraid to take my baby outside for a spin next time i have i day off and weather is suitable