Best way to bring camera in from the cold

Hello to everyone. I was out shooting birds this morning and i was wondering what would be the best way to bring camera and lens back into the house after a couple of hours out in the cold.

lonerider519 wrote in post #17308536
Hello to everyone. I was out shooting birds this morning and i was wondering what would be the best way to bring camera and lens back into the house after a couple of hours out in the cold.

You could zip lock them both. This way it allows them acclimate slowly to the warm temps in the house. Although i never have an issue with condensation in this scenario i do have the it happen in the summer time when you go from cool Air Conditioned environment to warm summer outside.

What vipergts831 said. If the camera/lens combo is too big for a ziplock bag, you can just put the camera back in the case/backpack and thus bring it in. Leave it for a couple of hours there, then you can take it out of the pack.

Alveric wrote in post #17308592
What vipergts831 said. If the camera/lens combo is too big for a ziplock bag, you can just put the camera back in the case/backpack and thus bring it in. Leave it for a couple of hours there, then you can take it out of the pack.

Just like a lacquer finished guitar.

Thanks i think i will try the camera and lens in a large garbage bag.

Mine go in and out of the heated truck, out in -30c and back again, into the house everyday all winter long and they do condense on the outside but I have had zero problems, now I don't do anything with them for a minute or two but thats it, no special treatment from me and if you look at them closely you would say they never left the bag.

Thanks pondrader i always enjoy your photos from the park.

Thanks lonerider, I guess I should tell you I once froze a camera so hard it shut off when I took a shot with it, I did a night wolf howl with 300 other people that lasted till 10pm and it was -29c that day but the next day it fired right up and I could not find a fault with it, most don't abuse there camera like that,... Well I guess I don't abuse my camera like that any longer ...much ...lol but they will take a ton of abuse.

I guess i am more worried about getting moisture in the lens then having problems with mold or something.

Don't forget to grab the memory card out of it before you put it in the bag. Then you can look at the photos while your rig is warming back up.

drewhh wrote in post #17322021
Don't forget to grab the memory card out of it before you put it in the bag. Then you can look at the photos while your rig is warming back up.

Good point!

Although, in our area, the air is so dry, there is little risk of condensation bringing cold stuff into the house.

I can't say i've had an issue with any of my cameras. I generally take the memory card out as soon as i get in and pop the camera in the kitchen (coolest room in the house) and review my photos then come back to the cam about 2 hours later. This is generally after 4 or 5 hours night shooting -2c up to say 20c.

Never thought of that (taking out the memory card.0

The glass steams up, but I think the condensation will evaporate pretty quickly

-30 with no special technique, and I do that on a regular basis.

No problems to date.