On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 03:58 PM, Bob Croxford wrote wrote:
Are there any known problems, greater than shooting film, with using digital cameras in cold conditions? Nothing too extreme, just England predawn on a very frosty morning.
Have just spent three days & nights at over 600m in the Lake District with ice in my drinking water each morning so it was quite cold. Managed 120 files with review time from one Kodak 14n battery so they do hold up.
Usual rules apply - keep the battery next to your body for as long as possible - not the camera or lenses which may get condensation. Remember screwing the camera onto the tripod means that the tripod then serves as a way of chilling the camera still further. If you have a doubt try and get hold of a DigitalCameraBattery which since the take-over of Leeds will be obtained via Calumet. They are just fantastic and I have done over 400 files on one charge. Otherwise shooting digital in the cold is just the same as film and as long as your assistant does not drop the thermos with the hot coffee, life is a breeze!
Enjoy the light.
Mike St Maur Sheil
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