Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 5:19 PM -0600 11/8/01, Mark Ritter wrote: >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 From what I know from climbing friends, one can have the lens di-oiled, as it is the oil that gums up at low temperatures. Of course the leaves take more wear in that case, but if you want pictures... My concern was the electronics and I suspect I'll be hearing some comments soon. Michael - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html