RED MX in extreme heat?

[RightMike]

Hi.

I´m going to production that´s shot in extreme heat conditions in desert next feb. Has anyone got any good tips how to protect the equipment on those conditions. Shooting will be done by RED MX. I´m mostly conserned about heat, and of course the dust. Harrison seems to have some dust protectors, anyone tried them?

Maybe you guys working in Mojave could give some tips how to survive.

Thanks in advance.

Mikko from Finland

 

[Cail Young]

As long as you keep the sun off the camera and have some ice on standby you will be fine. We shot for 6 weeks in Mildura in 40+°C (100+°F) exteriors and only needed the ice once.

As for dust, I believe the Burning Man shooters might have the definitive answers on that.

 

[paulherrin]

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=52356

i just started this thread, and it might produce some relevant tips.

i'm thinking ice packs, possibly making some kind of heat reflecting jacket, which could also keep dust out... you want to think about heat dissipation and airflow. if you bottle it up, it will overheat.

oh, and stay hydrated.

oh and, you better request a real user name...

 

[Mikko Leinonen]

Thanks.

Actually I re-signed with my real name , didn´t RTFM .

Mikko

 

[Uli Plank]

Careful with ice packs. If there's any humidity left in the environment, you may regret it…

 

[paulherrin]

Careful with ice packs. If there's any humidity left in the environment, you may regret it…

not sure i'm following... what's your advice?

 

[Nick Gardner]

I just got off of a plane from Mali. Temp was over a hundred. Punishing sun. No ice packs or anything like that. Camera worked flawlessly. No worries.

Nick

 

[Jacob Kusk]

We shot in Saudi Arabia early august. It was almost 50 degrees. No problem whatsoever with any of the gear we brought (camera, wireless focus, wireless video, monitors...) Only the Bartech had a short little break I remember. And we did not protect the gear in any way. It was a city shoot - no dust/desert involved.

I shot in the desert last week with a rental camera - and we only covered the camera once or twice, where we knew that a lot of dust and sand would hit us.. with household sticky foil/plastic (don't know the english word for it).

 

[paulherrin]

plastic wrap, or sometimes "saran" wrap after the brand name, is the word you are looking for

thanks for the info, good to know!

 

[Julio Quintana]

Get a couple of ice packs like the one below. Fill them with ice and tuck them under the top handle and maybe gaffe taped to the RED Drive. If they are the blue ones that feel like microfiber on the outside they won't leak or condensate, and they are easily refillable from the craft ice chest.