Tagged with temperature - Personal View Talks http://personal-view.com/talks/discussions/tagged/temperature/p1/feed.rss Sat, 02 Nov 24 17:21:24 +0000 Tagged with temperature - Personal View Talks en-CA a6300: Passive Cooling Idea to fix Overheating issue http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/15939/a6300-passive-cooling-idea-to-fix-overheating-issue Wed, 26 Oct 2016 03:33:18 +0000 fatpig 15939@/talks/discussions Did anyone try this? I Just had this idea. Just sandwich a thermal pad between the a6300 and the battery grip, using the pressure to transfer the body heat to the pad, which in turn dissipates the heat through some small ram heatsinks. I think this might actually work. Removable, silent, cool. Does anyone have the stuff lying around to try it? :)

]]> Film-making in the cold - how do you keep your equipment going? http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5595/film-making-in-the-cold-how-do-you-keep-your-equipment-going Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:24:19 +0000 RRRR 5595@/talks/discussions On set today (just below 0 celsius) I had a hard time with vintage focusing helicoids stiffening up to the point where it was impossible to use a follow focus. A fog machine couldn´t get warm enough to produce smoke, among other things. What are your tips / workarounds for keeping gear in working order when the conditions are difficult? Another day of shooting tomorrow and I´m trying to come up with some ways to at least be able to use the lenses I intended to.

]]> GH2 in extreme cold weather http://personal-view.com/talks/discussion/2176/gh2-in-extreme-cold-weather Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:39:58 +0000 TraumManufaktur 2176@/talks/discussions Does anyone have experiences with the GH2 in extreme cold conditions?

From the handbook: "0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)"

I have a shoot Saturday and temperatures are said to reach -20 °C. Batteries of course will only last a 1/3 of rated time, and condensation may become an issue. Any tips on how to deal with this, like getting the camera to temperature gradually?

http://vimeo.com/groups/gh2/forumthread:249248 has this:

"D D 2 months ago I happily used mine last winter when it was worse than -10C, but I doubt the internals ever got down that far. I'd imagine the Panasonic specs relate to continuous core temperature and also have a small margin of tolerance. In the cold, it's often the battery that's first to fail to perform adequately rather than the electronics of the camera, or whatever. Keep your battery warm in a pocket and pop into the camera just for the shot. I've had cameras operate well below their published minimum in this way.

Besides keeping your batteries in a warm pocket, a couple of other good tips for taking pics in the extreme cold ... 1) For at least a couple of hours (the longer the better!) before going out into sub-zero temperatures, put the camera into one of those plastic zipper food bags with a couple of freshly recycled Silica Gel sachets. This removes the internal moisture and reduces the chance of condensation inside the camera/lens. 2) Take the bag and Silica Gel sachets with you. Before popping the camera back inside your jacket to keep it warm between shots, first take out the battery and keep warm in your pocket and put the camera back in the plastic bag. The humidity under your nice warm ski-jacket is really high! 3) Before returning into the warm indoors, remove the battery and memory card and put the camera back into the bag and leave in the bag until it has warmed up. This prevents condensation forming on the outside of the camera. The memory card has very little mass and not too subject to condensation . . . and you probably want to download pics/video without waiting for the camer to warm up - and, likewise get the battery on to recharge."

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