winter tips?

[jann1033]

well even though it's in the 60s today winter is coming fast..

so any tips for snow pics

or

anything i ought to know (and obviously don't) about protecting my dslr from cold weather? not sure if due to the digital, if it would be more sensitve to cold than a regular 35mm film camera?
thanks

 

[TomPokNY]

anything i ought to know (and obviously don't) about protecting my dslr from cold weather? not sure if due to the digital, if it would be more sensitve to cold than a regular 35mm film camera?

Batteries tend to drain faster in colder weather - found that out the hard way trying to take pictures of my niece and nephew's soccer game on a near-freezing day.

I spotted this article on naturescapes.net that talks about equipment issues when photographing on cold winter days.

Hope it helps!

 

[timned88]

be careful what you meter off when its snowy. the bright white snow can tend to make the camera underexpose and turn the snow a dreary gray and not a beautiful white so make sure you meter off something with a midtone.

 

[boBQuincy]

Metering from snow is no problem with the Zone System, take a reading and add 2-3 stops.

I try to keep my camera inside my coat until I am ready to take the photo.

A snowstorm is one of the very rare occasions when I will sometimes use a UV filter, just to keep the snowflakes off the lens. On a bright snowy day I usually use a polarizer instead.

Magic Kingdom and Disney Studios snow is probably worse for lenses than real snow!