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Good report....and ironically, very timely.
After reading a "cold weather" thread in another section a few weeks back I was intriuged with the abilities and performance of my Nikon D300 (also a Nikkor 18-200 lens). I specifically ventured out in the cold just to see how the gear would perform.
This past Sunday (Jan 25) I skipped out south of town to the Lone Rock area. Some of you may recognize the name: it's where that meteorite landed back in November of 2008.
Weather conditions for the afternoon: clear, cloudless, sunny, temp of -22C to -28C with a windchill temp of -31C to -40C. Wind from 15-20 k/hr.
I was dressed for the conditions: Sorels, (layered) t-shirt, hoodie, warm snowboard jacket, toque and the thinnest of wool gloves (for dexerity) that I borrowed from my sweetie.
Over the course of 4 hours probably 3 of those were spent outside tromping through knee-high snow. The kind of snow that has a 2-3" crust on top that almost holds your weight and underneath is light/fluffy snow. The remaining hour was in the truck driving from location to location.
The camera performed perfect. I was curious to see if the cold would have an impact on the AF abilities knowing it can stiffen up the lubrication. No problems at all. Also, all displays and functions peformed well. Battery was fully charged at the beginning of the adventure and indicated 1/2 at the end. I fired off about 150 frames during this time.
The only problem I experienced was fogging of my eyeglasses when my face is crammed against the eyepiece! That was to be expected, as well as the frost buildup on my beard and moustache.
The duration my D300 spent out in the cold was less than your D200, Garbz. My gear didn't seem to be affected by the temps anywhere near yours was. Perhaps a few degrees warmer and slightly less time spent in the elements are a sign of a cutoff of how long these cameras can last in the chill?
Good to hear you had the opportunity to experience chilly temps (your description was very accurate!) and great to see you had the opportunity to expereince the Columbia Icefield. I love that place!
one image from the shoot:
Cold steel (abandoned threshing machine from the turn of the 20th century)
After reading a "cold weather" thread in another section a few weeks back I was intriuged with the abilities and performance of my Nikon D300 (also a Nikkor 18-200 lens). I specifically ventured out in the cold just to see how the gear would perform.
This past Sunday (Jan 25) I skipped out south of town to the Lone Rock area. Some of you may recognize the name: it's where that meteorite landed back in November of 2008.
Weather conditions for the afternoon: clear, cloudless, sunny, temp of -22C to -28C with a windchill temp of -31C to -40C. Wind from 15-20 k/hr.
I was dressed for the conditions: Sorels, (layered) t-shirt, hoodie, warm snowboard jacket, toque and the thinnest of wool gloves (for dexerity) that I borrowed from my sweetie.
Over the course of 4 hours probably 3 of those were spent outside tromping through knee-high snow. The kind of snow that has a 2-3" crust on top that almost holds your weight and underneath is light/fluffy snow. The remaining hour was in the truck driving from location to location.
The camera performed perfect. I was curious to see if the cold would have an impact on the AF abilities knowing it can stiffen up the lubrication. No problems at all. Also, all displays and functions peformed well. Battery was fully charged at the beginning of the adventure and indicated 1/2 at the end. I fired off about 150 frames during this time.
The only problem I experienced was fogging of my eyeglasses when my face is crammed against the eyepiece! That was to be expected, as well as the frost buildup on my beard and moustache.
The duration my D300 spent out in the cold was less than your D200, Garbz. My gear didn't seem to be affected by the temps anywhere near yours was. Perhaps a few degrees warmer and slightly less time spent in the elements are a sign of a cutoff of how long these cameras can last in the chill?
Good to hear you had the opportunity to experience chilly temps (your description was very accurate!) and great to see you had the opportunity to expereince the Columbia Icefield. I love that place!
one image from the shoot:
Cold steel (abandoned threshing machine from the turn of the 20th century)
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