I don't think he meant to keep it next to your body where it'll pick up warm,
moist air, but just inside the (open) coat to keep it somewhat warmer than
the outside air. This has been standard advice for years.
George S.
> At 09:04 PM 12/6/2003, Wayne wrote:
> ><snip>
> >His suggestion was to keep it under your coat, and just bring it out for a
> >brief moment to shoot. Obviously that is really inviting condensation when
> >it is 20 below, imo.
> That is a recipe for disaster, never do that, especially if your are active
> outside. The best rule is no sudden changes in temperature. Batteries
> are the worst in cold weather. Next in P&S's is the lens extension.
> And yes, plastic bag it before bringing it into moist warmer air. however
> if it is really dry, just leave the camera off and let it re-adjust slowly,
> and
> give it time to dry.
>
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