the first measurable snow fall fell on chicago last night. i did some searching of the forums and didn't find anything interesting except keeping the batteries in ones pocket and wrapping the battery grip with warmers. i wanted to know if digital slrs are ok to use in cold conditions. i've found places online that say the display freezes and may damage pixels. is this a myth, what should a photographer know about shooting in cold condtions? this would be my first winter with my digital slr and of course like us all we treat them like babies.
the only experience i had was a few years ago in the upper peninsula of michigan. i used a canon eos 2000 rebel in minus 40 deg fahrenheit (w/o windchill) for one week. the camera was both in my jacket and in my camera bag. i had no problems what so ever ecept the camera lens fogging. before that trip i've read that the mechanical oils in the camera should be taken out so they dont freeze.