Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>And, the focus >>barrels become too stiff when real cold hits. (I tested by cold soaking >>over night at 40 below before going down to Antarctica, and the M barrels >>were too stiff.) > >Some people prefer AF lenses on manual bodies for cold weather use because >they don't get so stiff. > - ------------------- I think the AF lens on manual bodies was an interim solution. Now, cold photogs have gained confidence in the reliability of electrical cameras - as long as they keep batteries warm. One chap here carries a back up battery pack for his EOS warm and changes it out quick. I've stuck with mechanical cameras however. Jim James H. Barker (Jim) - jbarker@polarnet.com High Latitude Documentary / Ethnographic Photography Fairbanks, Alaska