Like Paul, I've only had a problem going from a heavily AC'd hotel room to very hot and humid outside (Aruba, any time of the year). It doesn't really matter if the camera is sealed or not, because the internals aren't filled with inert, dry gasses, they are filled with ambient air that is locked into the camera when the lens is on. I've had to wait at least half an hour before the heaviest condensation has cleared, and wiping it off does nothing.
I don't do extensive outdoor shooting when it's really cold out, but I just leave the camera in my camera bag for a while to allow it to acclimate. If I want the pictures right away, I take out the card and leave the camera in the bag. Never had a problem doing it this way. On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 11:09 PM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > The past few days have provided a nice break in the usual action > around here. I took the camera out yesterday, along with my shovel, > thinking I'd get a few neighborhood scenes... Well, it was harder than > I thought it would be, just getting out of my own yard... though I did > consider strapping some tennis rackets to my boots as snowshoes... > > Anyway, a few shots here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157632736739251/with/8464137448/ > > Now for my question... > I learned long ago that it's a good idea, after being out in the cold > with your camera, to bag it up in a ziploc & then let it come to room > temp for a couple of hours before using/retrieving sd card, etc. All > in the name of preventing condensation/moisture from getting into the > camera & messing with the electronics, etc.. Here's what I wonder: > 1) How many of you do this? > 2) For a weatherproof camera, like the k-5, is this "less necessary"? > Especially when combined with a WR lens...? > > Thanks for your thoughts... > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
