Getting a Head Start - TNY_20230126_145115
Inside a butterfly house, the climate is very warm and humid in order for the butterflies to like it. Sweden during winter is rarely so - but quite the opposite.
A result of this is that if I travel to it, by the time I arrive, the cold weather has cooled down the camera and lens significantly. And when you leave the cold and immediately move to about +27°C (81°F) you're going to get condensation on the front lens. And since the glass and air inside it is cool as well, it can take quite a long time before condensation stop forming - like 20 or 30 minutes!
Here's a little solution to that problem, allowing me to start shooting immediately upon arrival:
1. Steal your wife's buckwheat pillow which she uses to keep her neck wam on cold evenings and pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
2. Go get a small beer cooler bag, a bit larger than your camera and lens.
3. When you hear the Ding! from the microwave take out the pillow and put it and your camera in the bag and zip it up.
Now the camera will be warm and toasty until you unpack it at the butterfly house and you're ready to start shooting immediately.
Getting a Head Start - TNY_20230126_145115
Inside a butterfly house, the climate is very warm and humid in order for the butterflies to like it. Sweden during winter is rarely so - but quite the opposite.
A result of this is that if I travel to it, by the time I arrive, the cold weather has cooled down the camera and lens significantly. And when you leave the cold and immediately move to about +27°C (81°F) you're going to get condensation on the front lens. And since the glass and air inside it is cool as well, it can take quite a long time before condensation stop forming - like 20 or 30 minutes!
Here's a little solution to that problem, allowing me to start shooting immediately upon arrival:
1. Steal your wife's buckwheat pillow which she uses to keep her neck wam on cold evenings and pop it in the microwave for a couple of minutes.
2. Go get a small beer cooler bag, a bit larger than your camera and lens.
3. When you hear the Ding! from the microwave take out the pillow and put it and your camera in the bag and zip it up.
Now the camera will be warm and toasty until you unpack it at the butterfly house and you're ready to start shooting immediately.