Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What about the M cameras that have been atop Everest? Mighty cold there. Friend of mine is a guide who's been to the top three times. He carrys a point and shoot Contax that seems to work well for him . - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 operating temps > > Don't worry Michael , you'll get in the warm well before the M6 starts > > to show signs of freezing . On the other way , I've spent years in the > > hottest Africa and never had a problem , even in the hell of an > > air base asphalt tarmac . > > > > Jo Goodtimes , France > > Hmmm - not quite true Jo - my M6 has frozen solid several times before i > have - i.e. you need a pipe wrench to focus the lens and an exposure at > 1/125 sec takes around 2 seconds! > > I note he brochure says tested to -20c. The above is from around -35c > to -40c/f > > BTW my N***n F4 has carried on as long as I can last in those conditions > (last year, shooting some of the breeding stock of Eskimo Dogs out for a > run.... > > tim > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html