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Mills
4th of January 2004 (Sun), 07:50
How do you handle bad weather shooting? If shooting in significant rain or snow, when do you worry about damaging equipment? If equipment is exposed to significant moisture, what clean-up / drying process do you use after shooting? How about condensation buildup that occurs when you move from exreem cold to the warmth of indoors? Thanks in advance for your advice.

10D
16-35L
24-70L
70-200L IS
100-400L IS
550EX
defordphoto
4th of January 2004 (Sun), 09:45
The 10D is not a waterproof camera. You should never subject it to any excessive moisture. Get a rainguard of some sort. Buy one. Use a plastic garbage bag. Whatever.
Scottes
4th of January 2004 (Sun), 09:47
I've got some of those Saran Wraps thingees they make for covering bowls and such. They're like a shower cap with the elastic around the edge. Works well, easily removed for shooting. If anything gets wet or damp then pat it dry, do not wipe as you might wipe moisture into a crevice.

In cold weather I try to leave the equipment cold. Bag stays in my basement open to let the stuff get somewhat cold. Then it goes into the back seat open again. I leave the heat off in the car so the equipment and I get used to the cold. When done everything goes into the back seat again, open. If necessary I'll loosely wrap the gear in a trash bag to let the trash bag get the condensation and allow the equipment to adjust slower. When home the gear goes back into the basement while the CF cards go into the office. If I used the X's Drive then I get those pictures later.

Key is to let the equipment change temperature slowly - quickly causes condensation. Oh, and keep a spare battery in an inside pocket to keep it warm.

And what Jim said.
JoeCanon10D
4th of January 2004 (Sun), 19:57
Just my .02 cents worth.. I just came back from a trip to Colorado and Utah. I used the 10D with IBM and Hitachi microdrives in temperatures as low as -4F with the bulk of the 730 frames being shot around 28F and light snow. There was NO failure of any type whatsoever. I used a work shirt to throw over the body on the tripod when I wasnt actively shooting, to keep the snow off.