Job Hazard

[linque]

I was taking individual trophy pics of my son's baseball team on Sunday, and they took advantage of my inability to move. Sorry for the size, but it was a FB pic from a team mom.

[prncfarquad]

Too cute. you did inform them of the "you break, you buy" rule correct??

[heard03]

So many teams are already playing! Too cold for me, I think there ought to be a 50 degree rule, as in- call the game if it drops below 50! Do you take any safeguards against condensation on your gear when shooting in cold weather around here?

[David_Janaskie]

If I recall correctly...you only have condensation issues when going from cold -> warm temps. It's alot worse when it's warm and humid. (Anyone who's taken a camera from cold AC to hot, humid gulf coast temps know what I mean.) When taking a cold camera into warm conditions, you can always put it in a zip lock bag until the whole camera warms up to the ambient temp and you'll be fine.

[linque]

We have another tournament this weekend, and it's supposed to be in the upper 30's to low 40's! I shake enough due to massive caffeine intake; I don't need the cold weather making it worse. At least it will be close to the house.

I haven't been bagging my camera when exiting my car, but I won't turn it on for a few minutes so that it gets closer in temp to the colder air.

[linque]

My son started the whole thing, and I haven't raised his allowance in years. It would be a shame if they broke the body. I would have no other option but to go buy a 7D. hmmm....

Originally Posted by prncfarquad

Too cute. you did inform them of the "you break, you buy" rule correct??

[David_Janaskie]

...warm camera taken into cold air - no condensation.
...cold camera taken into warm/humid air - condensation.

So if you take your camera from your warm house into the cold outside air, you shouldn't have a problem. But once your camera gets 'cold', it's best to bag it before you take it into the warmth. That's when condensation happens. (Kinda like how you get condensation on a cold mug of beer in a warm bar. But your warm cup of coffee in the cold air doesn't have any condensation.)

[heard03]

Gotcha.

[linque]

David - This is off topic, but I went to your website and was curious about the flash system you're using. Nice pics, btw.

[David_Janaskie]

Thanks...As far as flash system...most of the off camera flash stuff was done with Radio Poppers on a 580 II or the older 550 Canon flash. The newborns were done with using a 45" or 60" shoot thru umbrella. The wedding stuff was done either just holding the camera in 1 hand and hold the flash away from my body with the other hand....or 1 or 2 flashes up on stands for reception shots. Radio Poppers rule...at least in my book.

...and actually I need to update that site. I pretty much thru that together and need to put better images on it.