Camera protection for weather/night

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Hi all, I use a z50ii with 16-50 50-250 and 180-600 lenses. I'm looking at the changing weather in the UK and worried about condensation particularly at night when I'm shooting astro and early morning when shooting wildlife.

I currently have a rain cover, but looking online at hand warmer holders for the lens. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there anything else I will need to protect my camera?

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Best advise I can think of is how you store the lenses/camera when not in use. Spend a little money on a peli case and keep it shut with a lot of silica sachets (with your camera gear inside ;)). Storage time and how is when most damage happens to items left for a long time. A zip plastic bag works well as a rain cover during use , just make a hole for the lens to poke through
 
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Suvv said:
You can get usb powered lens heaters but obviously you need somewhere to plug them in.
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With my limited experience of astro landscape I've experience condensation on the lens during the shoot and a lens heater plus power bank strapped to my tripod resolved this issue. Then leaving the gear in my bag to warm up slowly before removing it in the house. As suggested silica gel sachets are also a good idea
 
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