Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 operating temps
From: "Mark Ritter" <mritter@austin.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 17:19:48 -0600
References: <c.1de00595.291c288b@aol.com> <004801c16897$0b1ec1c0$90466cd8@gov.nt.ca>

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
.
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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
>
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