Hello Dear All CR Forum Regulars and Readers,
I think I need some advice/suggestion from those with experience in shooting at freezing temperatures.
The quick question is:
Do filters help to prevent condensation on lens (or inside lens/camera)?
Now to the details:
I normally do not use filters at all (all my lenses are relatively cheap). Nor do I shoot a lot of outdoor pictures in winter (after discovering that most such images are just a lot gray snow with black skeletons of trees).
But, since I already have two weeks trip to Iceland booked for me for this New Year season, I will have no other choice but to use a camera (and probably a better scenery — there should be just snow without trees).
When I used old 400D/XTi I knew what to expect: light and mostly plastic camera with EF-S lens will warm up/cool down in 5 minutes. I also could put it (with 10-22 lens attached) under my coat while outside.
6D is a new thing to me: I did not make a lot of tests (just 1 so far and I did not plan it), but it looks like the camera + 17-40 lens takes much longer time to warm up and evaporate all fog at room temperature. I would like to avoid going back into freezing cold with condensation still in/on lens/camera. And it's too big and heavy to keep under the coat (I will need a new coat 1-2 sizes larger than I am).
So:
Will it help if I will mount some filter onto my 17-40 or 24-105? Will it reduce condensation by some degree or will it make it worse? Both lenses are supposed to be more ‘sealed’ with filter (6D is supposed to be not weather-sealed though). If it will make no change I would prefer not to use filters...
PS: Yes, I plan to wrap camera into a plastic bag before putting into normal bag.
And I will probably ask few more ‘winter questions’ in next couple of weeks (unless I find existing specific answer with search). Sorry about this!
I think I need some advice/suggestion from those with experience in shooting at freezing temperatures.
The quick question is:
Do filters help to prevent condensation on lens (or inside lens/camera)?
Now to the details:
I normally do not use filters at all (all my lenses are relatively cheap). Nor do I shoot a lot of outdoor pictures in winter (after discovering that most such images are just a lot gray snow with black skeletons of trees).
But, since I already have two weeks trip to Iceland booked for me for this New Year season, I will have no other choice but to use a camera (and probably a better scenery — there should be just snow without trees).
When I used old 400D/XTi I knew what to expect: light and mostly plastic camera with EF-S lens will warm up/cool down in 5 minutes. I also could put it (with 10-22 lens attached) under my coat while outside.
6D is a new thing to me: I did not make a lot of tests (just 1 so far and I did not plan it), but it looks like the camera + 17-40 lens takes much longer time to warm up and evaporate all fog at room temperature. I would like to avoid going back into freezing cold with condensation still in/on lens/camera. And it's too big and heavy to keep under the coat (I will need a new coat 1-2 sizes larger than I am).
So:
Will it help if I will mount some filter onto my 17-40 or 24-105? Will it reduce condensation by some degree or will it make it worse? Both lenses are supposed to be more ‘sealed’ with filter (6D is supposed to be not weather-sealed though). If it will make no change I would prefer not to use filters...
PS: Yes, I plan to wrap camera into a plastic bag before putting into normal bag.
And I will probably ask few more ‘winter questions’ in next couple of weeks (unless I find existing specific answer with search). Sorry about this!