Want to participate in night photography

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Hey guys

I want to do that challenge. Night shot of your house in auto program and manual. My house is a nice balmy 70 by the time I get out of work and get set up outside it will be a nice cold -10 to -20.

Will the camera be ok? Should I put it in a ziploc bag and put it outside for a bit so I don't get any moisture in it and do the same coming back inside?

That's just a huge temp difference don't want to hurt my toys

 

[Desi]

I don't think the camera will mind the cold. If it is dry inside, there shouldn't be much moisture to cause condensation on an abrupt change in temperature. If it gets too cold, the battery may not work.

But, I live in LA, so our frigid 50 degree nights aren't teaching me anything abour cold weather photography.

I'm glad you're joining in.

 

[SCraig]

You'll only get moisture going from a cold spot to a hot spot (i.e. outside to inside). I've never worried about it, and never had any problems, but sticking your camera in a bag for a little while isn't a bad idea.

 

[blackrose89]

Hey guys I want to do that challenge. Night shot of your house in auto program and manual. My house is a nice balmy 70 by the time I get out of work and get set up outside it will be a nice cold -10 to -20. Will the camera be ok? Should I put it in a ziploc bag and put it outside for a bit so I don't get any moisture in it and do the same coming back inside?That's just a huge temp difference don't want to hurt my toys

Wow that's cold lol. Kudos on taking the challenge. I haven't attempted night photography yet, with my new camera. Feel like I'm setting myself of for failure lol!

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Well it's on like donkey kong! Im so excited to take pictures! Except when I got home my dumb bf had moved his ugly super ugly golf cart in front of me barn! So I think I'm gonna go with the back of my house tomorrow night at dusk it's on!!!

So I'm also thinking if I'm understanding things correctly I should keep my aperture closed more like 8 or 11? Iso about 200? Then let my shutter speed set itself? I'm going to experiment in av and tv also then manual!

 

[KmH]

I have shot outside at temps around -15 with no problems, except batteries getting cold and losing performance after an hour or so outside.

Keep an extra battery or 2 warmed up and ready to go inside your jacket.

 

[Desi]

Well it's on like donkey kong! Im so excited to take pictures! Except when I got home my dumb bf had moved his ugly super ugly golf cart in front of me barn! So I think I'm gonna go with the back of my house tomorrow night at dusk it's on!!!

So I'm also thinking if I'm understanding things correctly I should keep my aperture closed more like 8 or 11? Iso about 200? Then let my shutter speed set itself? I'm going to experiment in av and tv also then manual!

Depends on the light available. Experiment away. You'll use shorter shutter times with bigger apertures obviously, but you'll have depth of field issues. Not really a problem with this exercise, but something to think about. When I did my series, it was interresting to see that the camera on program wouldn't go below 1/30th of a second. You might see this on aperture priority as well (not sure, depends on your camera's default settings). ISO 200 will give a good result for image quality, but might require a frustratingly long shutter time (that's a long time with your finger shaking on the shutter release button at minus 10 or 20), unless you have a remote. On my camera, up to 30 seconds is just one push of the button, past 30 seconds you need to hold the button. Just some things to think about.

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Ehhhh! I didn't know that. I havent done ANY long shutter photos yet so this is one huge experiment. I can not wait!

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

I'm gonna be a wireless remote shutter release too! So if I have to hold a button for a bit it'll be the remote in my nice toasty warm pockets lol ehhhh! And this brings me to the do I buy canon or do I buy a Knock off with good reviews? Lol

 

[MTVision]

I'm gonna be a wireless remote shutter release too! So if I have to hold a button for a bit it'll be the remote in my nice toasty warm pockets lol

I just started experimenting with long exposures. I have a shutter release cable and a remote. I never use the remote because the cable has a lock so I don't have to hold the button. They are fairly cheap too.

Long exposures are fun though!

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Are the cables better then remotes? I think it'd have it's advantages to being wireless?

 

[ConradM]

I've never had a problem with laptops, smart phones, P&S's or camcorders in -10 so I would think you should be good to go. Honestly condensation is something I've never even thought about.

I'm also a cable guy and the set top boxes we hook up sit outside all day. I've never have a problem when we bring them in 70 - 80 degree homes.

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

This just makes me wanna go out now and give it a whirl! I think I'm gonna use my nifty fifty over my kit lens? What yal think

 

[LungFish]

I'm gonna be a wireless remote shutter release too! So if I have to hold a button for a bit it'll be the remote in my nice toasty warm pockets lol

I just started experimenting with long exposures. I have a shutter release cable and a remote. I never use the remote because the cable has a lock so I don't have to hold the button. They are fairly cheap too.

Long exposures are fun though!

You shouldn't have to hold the button with a remote either.

 

[Sonoma]

And you can use the timer on the camera as a release until you get a remote release. It works pretty well.