Leica Q in Extreme Temperature

[banyakduit]

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Hey im a new leica q116 user. I am going to travel to Finland and the weather is in Extreme Condition like -20. Is it going to be okay for my camera? I understood the battery will drop but will it break some of the component because of the coldness? Any recomendation(should i bring it or not)? Thanks

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[Peter L]

I frequently have my camera with me walking my dogs for an hour or more in down to -25 C, I carry the camera inside my ski jacket, parka, when you get back in the house , let the camera sit for about 30 minutes for the condensation to disappear before doing anything with it.

Edited December 20, 2017 by Peter L

[banyakduit]

I frequently have my camera with me walking my dogs for an hour or more in down to -25 C, I carry the camera inside my ski jacket, parka, when you get back in the house , let the camera sit for about 30 minutes for the condensation to disappear before doing anything with it.

 

but can u take picture during that extreme cold? or it is not recommended. I want to try to take picture during aurora. 

[Peter L]

I not aware that it is recommended , I take lots of pictures in the cold, but don't have the camera out of my jacket for long , just a couple of shots

snap snap and back inside the jacket against my body.

[jaapv]

What will happen is mainly that the LCD will grow darker (presumably the EVF as well) and battery life will drop sharply, but the camera should keep working.

[banyakduit]

i asked the leica store in my area. he said it does have effect on censor? is that true?

[Peter L]

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I couldn't comment on that , we have 5 months of cold weather, January, February, the coldest , sometimes down to -30 C for a week or two several times, never had a problem of any kindwith my camera, using it the way I mentioned above. We had a dump of snow last night, spend hours cleaning my car and paths temperature approx. -10 C

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Edited December 20, 2017 by Peter L

[prk60091]

my experience with the Q is with taking it on long walks and taking images with it to about -10C last winter....

 

what i did was before i came back into the warm house... i turned the camera off--- i then waited 1 hour before doing anything with the camera....i do not know if 30 minutes is sufficient and frankly i do not know if 1 hour is sufficient at those temperatures of -20 or -30.

 

i have not noticed any issues with the camera or images using that protocol at -10

 

i am not brave enough to take it out at -20 or -30

 

YMMV

Edited December 20, 2017 by prk60091

[Peter L]

Well, I don't think that the camera gets very cold at all the way I am using it , just 10 or 20 second to take some shots , then it goes back inside my jacket at perhaps a little less than body temperature.

[prk60091]

Well, I don't think that the camera gets very cold at all the way I am using it , just 10 or 20 second to take some shots , then it goes back inside my jacket at perhaps a little less than body temperature.

 

i kept the camera exposed  during my walk/stroll

[Peter L]

This morning my outdoor thermometer shows -24 C ,I'll most likely will be taken some pictures walking my dogs, its a bright clear

beautiful day.

[freediverx]

I'm in Miami, and folks were complaining about the freezing cold when overnight temps plummeted to 49ºF last week.