Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hooray for rugged individuals! i recently read Admiral Byrd's book _Alone_ wherein he mentions when it hit -70 F degrees at the south pole, the kerosene in his lanterns froze solid. that's cold! - -rei > From: Marty Deveney <freakscene@weirdness.com> > > I have been in conditions where the sea froze, 100% analytical ethanol > froze, Nikon F90x froze (_not_ the batteries, they were under my armpit in > an off-camera pack - the shutter froze!), Leica M6 and M6 TTL worked fine, > except the meters, which stopped working because the batteries > froze. Might I add, Nikon FM2n's and Olympus OM-1s worked well too (apart > from the meters). This was approximately -40 C with about another 10-20 > degrees wind chill. > > Marty - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html