Gaylord Palms ICE!

[mphillips]

Does anyone have any tips on how to shoot the ICE!? Keep equipment from getting condensation?

[Markel253]

The only technique that I know of is to give your equipment a chance to cool down to ambient temperature of the surroundings. Once it reaches that temperature, you should have no problem.

Though a warm lens in a cold room shouldn't be an issue ... a cold lens in a warmer humid environment would be.

[lowbone]

I live in Wisconsin and regularly shoot in temperatures as low as 25 below zero. there are essentially two problems, the first being battery life as cold weather will cut the performance time of your batteries by 50% so if you are going to be outside for any length of time bring an extra set of batteries and keep them next to your body in an inside pocket. Try not to breath on your eyepiece or lcd screen as they will tend to fog up and then turn to frost. Now for the problem you asked about. Condensation is caused by moisture in the air so when you bring a cold camera into a warm room condensation will occur. The way to eliminate it is to put your camera into a plastic bag and squeeze out a much air as you can wrapping the bag as tightly around the camera as possible, then you can bring the camera inside. Let it warm up to room temperature before you take the bag off. On a very cold day this might take longer then you think. Once the camera is at room temperature you can remove it from the bag. I have been doing this for years with no equipment problems whatsoever.

[mphillips]

I really appreciate it! I have extra batteries and will definately bring a bag too!! Thank you both!! Happy Thanksgiving!

[Fishpic]

Originally Posted by lowbone

The way to eliminate it is to put your camera into a plastic bag and squeeze out a much air as you can wrapping the bag as tightly around the camera as possible, then you can bring the camera inside. Let it warm up to room temperature before you take the bag off. On a very cold day this might take longer then you think. Once the camera is at room temperature you can remove it from the bag. I have been doing this for years with no equipment problems whatsoever.

Great tip..thx...I have struggled with that problem a couple of times before but not quite in those extremes. Makes me think about using a "space bag" type bag and suck all the air out with a little portable vac I already own.