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All good suggestions, especially about keeping one warm. If you are not comfortable, you won't be shooting for long. I also use 2 pair of gloves - form fitting under glove and mitten over glove. The Mittens have a 4 finger flap where I can pull it over the fingers when needed for warmth or remove it from the fingers when I need to use the camera. That's where the under gloves shine. I also wear a balaclava. (just for illustration purposes)
As far as condensation goes. If you drive to and from the site, your gear will get acclimated to weather changes via your car. What I mean is the car inside temperature is like the outdoor temperature, but as you drive, in this case for winter, with the heat on your gear will become acclimated to the warmer temperature over time. Now when you get home you transfer your gear from car to house with a similar temperature. If the drive is short, then this may not be the case. I've found that between the car and just keeping my gear in the backpack, roller bag etc when I go from inside to outside or outside to inside, I have no condensation issues. I don't use any type of sandwich bags, plastic bags etc., just my regular camera bags have been good enough to keep my gear from immediate temperature swings and therefore condensation issues. Just leave the gear in the bags and it's all good.
Oh yeah, shooting in the winter is a good time to shoot, especially wildlife. Plus, you don't have to worry about other people getting in the way of things.
I also Cycle in the winter and one thing I've learned is you don't need as much clothing as one would think. You need layers and you need to protect the extremities (toes, fingers etc). The first layer should be tight to your body. Granted when cycling, you generate heat, but I've transferred what I've learned to dressing for the cold. That base layer is very important as well as keeping the extremities warm.
Just One Man's Opinion.
Al
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