Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've missed the beginning of this thread and maybe this has been covered already, but I seem to recall the owner's manual for my M6s talking about having the cameras winterized if they are to be used in especially cold conditions (probably in the -40º region). By the way, wind chill doesn't apply to objects such as cameras, only to warm blooded things like people. All the wind will do is cool the camera down faster than if there were no wind. dan .At 10:17 AM 09-11-01 +1000, Marty Deveney wrote: >At 09:21 AM 11/8/2001 -0800, G. Michael Paine wrote: > >>I cannot find anyplace, i.e., the manual or Eastland's book the operating > >>temperatures of the M6TTL. Has anyone ever seen an official statement on > >>this matter? > >>Michael > > > >Basically, when you cease to operate, so will your M6. Unless picked up >by someone who is still operational. > >I have been in conditions where the sea froze, 100% analytical ethanol >froze, Nikon F90x froze (_not_ the batteries, they were under my armpit in >an off-camera pack - the shutter froze!), Leica M6 and M6 TTL worked fine, >except the meters, which stopped working because the batteries >froze. Might I add, Nikon FM2n's and Olympus OM-1s worked well too (apart >from the meters). This was approximately -40 C with about another 10-20 >degrees wind chill. > >Marty - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html