Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
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At 10:20 AM -0500 12/11/00, Dan Post wrote:
>Ted-
>Maybe I am missing one of the "Milestone on the Road to a Fuller Life", but
>I never saw anything that cold of which I would want a photograph! :o)
>Dan ( Say, at what temperature will my single malt freeze?) Post
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ted" <tedgrant@home.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 10:57 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Dark deeds done in a cold cold land.
>
>
>> John Collier wrote:
>>
>> > >>>>>>>I have been reading all the posts on the cold and decided to test
>my
>> > two
>> > Leica M cameras in the fairly cold weather we are experiencing right
>now. It
>> > is not that cold, only about -23 degrees C (-10 degrees F) but cold
>enough
>> > to see how the cameras would perform in extreme situations. The cameras
>are
>> > a 1960's M2 (moderately recent CLA) and a new this spring M6-TTL with
>fairly
>> > fresh batteries. The cameras were placed outside and checked at 15
>minute
>> > intervals.<<<<<< snip early tests.........
>> >
>> > 90m: cameras burn flesh on touch, lenses very stiff to turn, all
>functions
>> > fine and TTL's meter barely working but still accurate (diodes pulse on
>and
>> > off and go out quickly).
>> >
>> > Test suspended due to the feeling that the tester was beginning to look
>like
>> > a silly ass! Tough little cameras though.<<<<<<<
>>
>> Hey John,
>>
> > I could've saved you looking like a "silly ass" in the "chilly weather"
Having lived a large segment of my life in John Collier's area and
points north, I have to say that:
a) There are many things to photograph out in the cold
b) If you don't photograph cold things, you don't photograph much for
half the year
and
c) If nothing else, b) causes you to rationalize that a) is true.
-- having acted on the notion that moving to a slightly warmer
climate is sensible.
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