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Alister Chapman · November 28th, 2008, 12:16 PM

One of the cameramen I work with has just finished filming preparations for the Race to the South Pole. He spent about an hour and a half in an environmental chamber filming at -46c with his F330. The camera was kept on during the shoot which helped keep it warm, but even so it's pretty impressive.

Mitchell Skurnik · November 28th, 2008, 12:32 PM

Did you use any thing to keep the camera warm?

Alister Chapman · November 28th, 2008, 01:04 PM

There were no covers on the camera!

Uli Mors · November 29th, 2008, 08:32 AM

wow!

Was it yours or a loaner unit?
;-)

Really impressive - I doubt that I´d give it a try without any warming cover....

ULI

Alister Chapman · November 29th, 2008, 11:48 AM

Not my camera, it was a cameraman I work with that did the shoot. As I said the camera was left switched on and this helped keep it warm. The crews that are going to the Antarctic for the race are currently testing various battery technologies as at those temperatures most batteries only retain a fraction of their full capacity. Probably going to end up using fuel cell power packs.

November 28th, 2008, 12:16 PM	#1
Alister Chapman Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,963	F330 works at -46c One of the cameramen I work with has just finished filming preparations for the Race to the South Pole. He spent about an hour and a half in an environmental chamber filming at -46c with his F330. The camera was kept on during the shoot which helped keep it warm, but even so it's pretty impressive. __________________ Alister Chapman, Cameraman/Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.ingenioustv.co.uk http://www.wild-weather.com http://www.xdcam-user.com

November 28th, 2008, 12:32 PM	#2
Mitchell Skurnik Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Posts: 191	Did you use any thing to keep the camera warm? __________________ Mitchell J. Skurnik http://www.mjcsstudios.com/ - EX1, 4x hoodman 16GB, Libec Tripod, Sony LAV

November 28th, 2008, 01:04 PM	#3
Alister Chapman Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,963	There were no covers on the camera! __________________ Alister Chapman, Cameraman/Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.ingenioustv.co.uk http://www.wild-weather.com http://www.xdcam-user.com

November 29th, 2008, 11:48 AM	#5
Alister Chapman Trustee Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bracknell, Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,963	Not my camera, it was a cameraman I work with that did the shoot. As I said the camera was left switched on and this helped keep it warm. The crews that are going to the Antarctic for the race are currently testing various battery technologies as at those temperatures most batteries only retain a fraction of their full capacity. Probably going to end up using fuel cell power packs. __________________ Alister Chapman, Cameraman/Film-Maker/Stormchaser http://www.ingenioustv.co.uk http://www.wild-weather.com http://www.xdcam-user.com

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November 29th, 2008, 08:32 AM	#4
Uli Mors Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 378	wow! Was it yours or a loaner unit? ;-) Really impressive - I doubt that I´d give it a try without any warming cover.... ULI