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Kristoffer !tL/jrNNSMA
Guess what, /p/! Im crossing canada. Mostly by dog sled, also some walking and abit of canoeing. Pics will be taken, but I have one consern about that.. How will my camera perform in -60 effective °C? I was hoping some of you guys knows this. It will of course be sheltered most of the time. We will also bring at least one video camera.

Pic is the route we hope to be taking.
>> Anonymous
Batteries last less in cold weather, you might want to take some additional ones.

I don't know if it's cold enough to require this but I've heard about people taking mostly mechanical (film) cameras to really cold places and having them 'winterized' (rid of oils and lubricants).
>> I||ICIT !!mknjFN/v/49
sensors like the cold, helps reduce noise, dunno why though?

batteries dont like the cold, reduces capacity a fair bit. again, dunno why?

so keep the batteries in your jacket till you use them and perhaps charge em every night to ensure theyll last you all day? if you only have 1, get at least another 2 to be certain, because unlike manual/film cameras its not just the metering that needs the battery, so if it dies, your truly fucked.

look forward to the pics, seems like a truly epic trip you lucky bastard!
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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I hope you have lots of money!

Today, 325 miles from the pole in -67c weather new ground was broken for an internet community. I don't know of any photographic forums that have an iceberg!

Doug took the shot of himself and his frozen d200 and Cafe flag with a D3 fired remotely with a pocket wizard.

Doug said that the d200 was completely frozen and would not fire nor meter. The d3 was the only cam he had that could operate in these extremes.
>> Anonymous
lithium-ion batteries dont work very well when it gets much colder than freezing. non-rechargeable lithium batteries work real well in the cold, are light, and hold alot of charge. so if your camera can take those use them.
>> Anonymous
>>145753
He schlepped a flag for an Internet forum to an iceberg 325 miles from a pole?

Seriously?
>> Kristoffer !tL/jrNNSMA
>>145753
Well.. We are cooperating with a norwegian clothing company called Stormberg. They are the ones with the money. The thing is, we dont want to bring a photographer we dont know on such an extreme trip. Therefor I will do most of the shooting in the winters, while a professional from stormberg will join us in the summers.

>>145750
Yeah, its a three year epic challenge that im really looking forward to. We were very lucky to get the company on board to releave us from the financial part.
>> Anonymous
>>145765
Get them to pay for a 1D Mk. III or D3 and appropriate lenses, then.

Out of curiosity, why does such a trip cost so much?
>> Kristoffer !tL/jrNNSMA
>>145767
Well. We have to count in every possible thing that could go wrong. Its not unlikely that we have to order air taxi more than once. Thats expensive as hell.

Second, it would be three years of lost pay checks.

Then it is equipment. We cant cary winter equipment through the summer, so it will probably be given away. This is expensive stuff, so again; happy to have stormberg to supply us with clothes, tents, etc.
>> Anonymous
>>145745
NiCads. Use them if at all possible.
>> Anonymous
Would it be completely stupid idea to contact manufacturer and some camera techs and ask their opinions and suggestions? Suppose they could have some insight about how to prep your camera gear for -60°C with proper clean & lube that wont turn solid etc? Not that I know anything about that, just guessing that enviroment could be slightly different from the regular living room shoots.
>> VF-19
I would strongly consider an all manual-no batteries needed film camera that's comapatable with your lenses that you're using for your DSLR. If the DSLR fails, you can keep shooting with the SLR.
>> Anonymous
Cannon Youconnect newsletter:

The specification of your Canon digital camera will probably say that its operating temperature range is 0°C to 40°C. But this is actually the range in which the lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery gives optimum performance. There are many reports of digital cameras working well at temperatures well below this. Click here to learn more about Simone Moro’s use of a range of Canon products down to -40°C. Similarly temperatures above 40°C are not unknown in parts of Europe and in many holiday destinations worldwide.
The trick in both extremes is to have a spare battery for the camera in an internal pocket of your clothing. As soon as the battery in the camera starts to affect the camera performance, you swap it for the spare one; you can alternate the batteries in this way for quite some time. In the extreme cold, some photographers use small hand warmers (which produce heat by chemical reaction) to keep the battery active.

http://newsletter.canon-europe.com/web/locale/en-GB/features/default.aspx
>> Anonymous
I truly believe you will die frostbiting before your camera does.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>145873

film would freeze and crack long before the dslr ever stopped working.