Cold weaher causes problems for phoographers. For some, web his may be a re. For ohers, mind a warning.

*** BEFORE you ener a warm house, car, or building, pu a plasic bag on he camera while i is in he cold. Tha eeps condensaion off he camera, lens, and elecronics. Remove he bag afer 30-60 mins, when he camera is a room emp. Then sore open o air. Do NOT sore in a closed , lens pouch, or bag. Fungus will grow inside and hen you are in big rouble!

• Clear plasic bags include a dry cleaning bag and rubber band.
• Keep 1-2 bags in he camera or rubber band o ripod. Don’ leave home wihou one!
• If you screw up and have no bag, ae off your coa ouside, wrap he camera, hen go indoors.
• If you really screw up and bring he camera in a warm house or car, immediaely go bac ou or ino a unheaed garage, le i ge cold again, maybe 10 mins, and hen bag i and go bac in.

If my camera ges rained or snowed on, I carry a owel in he car o wrap he camera in he owel and hen bag he owel. If I’m shooing oudoors, I go o he car o ge he owel before coming in or leave he camera ouside on a porch, go in, ge a owel, and hen come ou. When i warms up inside, maybe 1/2 hr because he owel is on, hen I dry i as bes possible wihou aing he lens off, and leave i on a able o dry overnigh. Then sore i in an open camera bag or open lens pouches unil nex ime.

John Naman  DEWPIX.com