When is it too cold for filming?

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i have recently got a Canon T3i. I read that about 32 degrees and lower is too cold for the camera because some of the inside stuff will chip, i was just wondering if anyone has ran into that problem? if so, what have you done to resolve it
 
When is it too cold for Canon 5Dii ? I gonna shoot a lot next winter in Verbier (Swidzeland). I am conscious of batteries depleting very very fast but I am more preoccupied by condensation made from changing environment (Outdoors/ indoors).

Thanks
 
While trying to film some night urban this past season it got so cold that my fingers started sticking to the metal parts on my tripod. That is too cold.
 
really the biggest thing is not letting it warm up too quickly, that's when you'll have moisture issues. if you toss it in front of a heater you'll have problems, but just letting it warm back up at room temperature is fine.
 
Changing temperatures either way is bad for the batteries and the camera as it is. Try to acclimate the camera as much as you can.
 
I've shot in -25 Celsius quite a few times before. you will see a lot of ghosting on your display but the image generally will come out fine after. i tend to wrap my camera in hand warmers and tape them down, especially around the battery because on my camera the battery is on the outside of the housing.
 
it helps if you use silica gel packs and a ziploc bag, but if you leave it in a bag wrapped in a t-shirt you will usually be fine. Getting fog isn't good, I've had it happen once, but its not the end of the world. Just make sure you don't go back into the cold while its fogged, otherwise it can freeze
 
I read on internet you can put your camera in a kind of plastic bag or something.. But I'm sure most of our cameras can handle low temperatures, I mean most of >1500$ cameras are built to resist to rather moderate extreme conditions. Moisture and condensation are mainly a problem which constructors can't really prevent with the material used.
 
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