Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, you wrote: > Hello Luggers, > > Yesterday evening I was outside with my M6 on a tripod. It was about 20 > degrees F. > > I know some of the Canadian luggers have been sticking their tongues to > their cameras in outdoor testing so maybe one of these northern brothers > or sisters could explain to this southerner what's going on? Should I > warm the leader before loading? Or? Don't be too quick to blame this on the cold. 20F is not enough to freeze film enough to fracture. That is only a couple of degrees below water freezing. I have only had this happen to me once. It was below 0F (somewhere on the coast of Labrador loong past the last village) and only then because I neglected to shut off the motordrives. A few weks ago I worked on a job where I was outdoors for 12 hours in below freezing temps (approx -10C) and 75kmph winds. This gives you a wind chill factor of about -30C.... M6's worked fine. I just had to make sure to leave them out on the rocks when I went into the "shack" for coffee and to warm up..... They would fog up the instant I went through the door. I'm sure Tim, in Yellowknife, has worked in worse. I would more then likely consider the loading technique. This summer I went through a rash of breaking film leaders with some chrome film. Greg Locke St. John's, Newfoundland http://www.straylight.ca/locke - ------------------------------ PictureDesk International ...news pictures ONLINE http://www.picturedesk.org