This is probably a SUPER noob question, but...

[AaronLLockhart]

This is exactly why I like to shoot in really cold temperatures. I have found that the colder it is outside, the slower the shutter "response time" and the more flash exposure I can get. It's like your fingers slowing down when they are cold--the dexterity goes and you can't wiggle them quite as fast as when they are hot.

Same thing--the shutter dexterity slows in low temperatures. That's why you see so many snow images overexposed.

So bizarre.

OP, take your camera to the shoot location in a cooler

That's it, I'm designing a portable liquid cooled system for DSLR's.... Gonna keep that shutter icy.

I thought there are issues with lenses exposed to outside air and fast temperature change? Do the lenses not condense, trapping water in the lens?

 

[2WheelPhoto]

OP, take your camera to the shoot location in a cooler

That's it, I'm designing a portable liquid cooled system for DSLR's.... Gonna keep that shutter icy.

I thought there are issues with lenses exposed to outside air and fast temperature change? Do the lenses not condense, trapping water in the lens?

Patent a means for that lens to chill the water and we're there

 

[Alex_B]

I thought there are issues with lenses exposed to outside air and fast temperature change? Do the lenses not condense, trapping water in the lens?

Might happen if you enter a warm room coming from the cold.

Once my eyebrow froze to the camera at arctic temperatures of minus 40 , that was bad.

 

[jwbryson1]

I thought there are issues with lenses exposed to outside air and fast temperature change? Do the lenses not condense, trapping water in the lens?

Might happen if you enter a warm room coming from the cold.

Once my eyebrow froze to the camera at arctic temperatures of minus 40 , that was bad.

Never stick your tongue on a cold camera...:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[KmH]

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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke

Condensation happens when going from cold to hot and there is sufficient humidity in the air. So, it's an issue when going from a cool inside to a hot outside, or from a cold outside to a warm inside.

Note: Cold air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air can. Ergo, very cold air at 100% humidity has a lot less moisture in it than very warm air at 100% humidity does.
So condesation is much more likely, and heavier, in the summer than in the winter.

Back in the day, flash sync speeds were on the order of 1/60, because the shutter curtains moved sideways along the long side of a 35 mm frame instead of down the short side of a 35 mm frame like they do today.

Those interested in gainoing an understanding of how the shutter works may want to watch this YouTube video -

 

[Joshonator]

Yes, keep your camera in a cooler and then take it out JUST before the shoot .

If the shutter speed was dependant on gravity you would never have 1/250s to begin with.

 

[Designer]

Is this just bull?

Now you are probably wondering; is that guy stupid enough to actually believe it himself, or does he think you are the stupid one?

(cue the Jeopardy music)