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Right now we are in Šumava.
Today we had a heavy snowfall
and it’s truly beautiful here.
In extreme conditions, be it rain, wind, dust or even a sand storm,
I usually take along two camera bodies 5DMIV or EOSR.
The higher the model, the more weather-proof the cameras, and the same goes for the lenses.
This kind of snow or even heavier rain are no problem for the camera.
Canon EOS-R has one great feature – when you switch the lenses, the shutter seals
and I can switch the lens without trouble, put in the new one and I know that the dust won’t get to the sensor.
I shoot sports, namely winter sports, and for that I use the Canon EOS 1MXMII.
That’s a fantastic camera by Canon, it is by far the best sealed body far and wide.
It can stand its ground in the most extreme conditions.
It’s funny I was here yesterday and it looked like a true autumn landscape
– now, less than eight hours later, it’s suddenly winter.
The EOS-R has one great feature – I can look through the viewfinder
and move the focus point on the display;
then, I can see the photo immediately in the electronic viewfinder,
I don’t need to look at the display.
I’d definitely recommend touchscreen gloves for the shooting, too.
They have special layer for touchscreen.
Various things can happen – the whole tripod with the camera can fall into the river, for example.
In such case, you need to turn it off, take out the battery, the card and leave it to dry.
You can put it into a bag of rice that draws out the humidity,
and leave it for at least 24 hours, that would be ideal.
If anything happens with the camera,
I think it would be reparable. You need to contact an Authorized Service Partner
and I think they will be very helpful.
Almost anything can be fixed.
I shoot with preset aperture because
I need the photo to be as sharp as possible.
It’s useful to overexpose it a little bit, so that the shadows stand out a little bit.
I don’t use stabilization on the tripod, I use two seconds of self-release,
meaning I press the shutter and after two seconds, when the camera is steady, the shutter opens.
When we travelled to the north of Russia where we knew the temperatures may fall to -50 Celsius,
I had to count with a limited capacity of the battery, it may give you half of the normal shooting tim
In Siberia, I would fit the camera with a battery grip
with a single battery and I would put the backup battery underneath my clothing to keep it warm.
When the first battery suddenly dropped in charge, I would switch them over,
put in the warm one and go on shooting.
Some of the charge returns when you warm the battery and you can then use it again.
When you come indoors from the outside
and there is a big difference in temperature, the camera is “frozen”.
As it defrosts, the precipitation covers it in mist
and you cannot shoot for half an hour, maybe an hour.
That’s why, when you come inside, you should leave the camera sealed in a backpack for at least half a day
to let the temperature even out slowly.
You can take it out after four, maybe six hours.
We also need to know that if the lens is hit by the snow, it can leave its mark.
To clean it, I recommend avoiding chemicals,
because L-line lenses have a special protective film that could be damaged.
I also shoot while skydiving, I tried skydiving in clouds and hailstorm
and there was no trouble at all – the camera came out fine.