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Old 04-07-2012, 10:03 AM
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DSLR cooling box v cold finger

Hi all, I have seen many people cooling their DSLRs in recent and not so recent posts. There seems to be two schools: put the camera into a cooling box and cool the entire camera or cool the sensor via a cold finger externally. The way I see it, there are advantages and disadvantages with each approach:
1. Cooling box: straight forward, relatively easy to do, camera dont need to be opend up. But downside with a heavier box and lack of access to camera control buttons.
2. Cold finger: better cooling, lighter, can acces buttons, but need some steady hands and open up the camera.
I am in the process of removing and replacing the sensor filter off a Canon 40D, so will be opening up the camera anyway. So I would like to hear from those of you who did cooling mods on their DSLRs of their pros and cons and any other words of wisdom.
Thanks
Bo
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