Ok. Wait till you see what I did to a pair of mine....:bigeyes:
What about you, what do you use and uncle Olyflyer??
my bad...ziplock not ziplog.
Actually, I don't use anything when taking photos. I have a pair of very warm gloves for walking around for a few hours, but every time I want to take a picture I remove my gloves. Not really a good method for quick action, but I have some problems also with my eye glasses. When it is too cold outdoors, my glasses cool down as well. After a while they radiate so much cold air (before somebody comments, I know cold can not radiate, but it feels like it does) my eyes starts to hurt. So, I find that a bigger problem, especially if it is windy as well, which is often the case here. I am never going to slaugther any gloves and make them into hobo gloves because in that case my fingers would freeze anyway.
Regarding the plastic bag, I have never heard of that problem. Condensation is normally only on the outside, mostly on glass surfaces. Never heard of short circuits caused by "normal" condensation under normal room temperature and humidity. My glasses become foggy due to condensation if I enter a crawded bus or train, but never happend when I enter my own home. Even so, it only happens to the outside of my glasses, never nearest my eyes, which I suppose is normal, and is due to the fact that the coldest surface is the one which will drag all the water to it. That is the same with lenses. I have never experienced any problems inside any lens, but the front element or the filter can get some condens water. And the cure is simple. I do nothing. Just leave the camera in the room and a few minutes later it fixes itself. If you are affraid of the short circuit, just don't use the camera for about an hour when you go indoors.
Sorry Mike, I think the short circuit is just a myth, even if in theory, the plastic bag trick may work. To speed up the process if I'd use a bag, I'd put a silica gel bag inside.
BTW Blu, don't test it in your freezer. :nono: The camera storage temperature is down to -20C, but when you'd take it out the humidity in your home may cause some serious problems. The air is normally drier in countries with cold weather, which effects even indoor humidity. Not the same as if you freeze down the camera and take it out in a Singapore or Malaysian home. My comments about not seen the problem of condensation inside any equipment is only valid for normal winter conditions, not a non scientifically simulated one with a freezer. I hope I am not too late about this warning.
Anyway, I can be wrong, so bringing a big plastic bag with you is not as complicated as if I was going to Singapore and would need to bring a dry box with me. But if you do the plastic bag trick, bring a few silica gel bags as well. It can never hurt to be careful.
Be careful with the LCD display. That contains liquide and may not survive too long periode. I don't know what it takes to freeze the crystals to death.
Another warning, more important than your camera, if this is the first time you will spend time in that temperature, be very careful to your own body, especially feet, toes, fingers, nose and your chin and ears. I am not joking! I am dead serious! If you are not careful with your own body it is very easy to get frost bites with prmanent damage to your body. It is very important to use proper shoes, cotton socks and generally as little syntetic clothing as possible, especially near your body. Your own body sweat can freeze on your body if you are not properly dressed, and cause frost bites without you noticing that you are cold. No joke, I actually know people who got frost bites outside a night club while waiting to be let in.
