Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've used my Canon EOS-3 and Canon P in minus 30 weather (Minnesota during a warmer winter day). I haven't taken my M7 through a winter yet but I can't imagine it's any worse than a 40 year old Canon P. Really, aside from lubrication (and most of the lube problems were solved in the 1960s), the major problem for cameras in the cold is keeping the batteries and LCD warm. NiCads are notoriously bad in the cold. Lithium is better. LCD screens become more sluggish (but with a 1Ds you can always use the viewfinder). CCDs actually improve with the cold, becoming less noisy. Since the M7 sips batteries, I don't imagine there's a single problem with using them in frigid areas. The motor drive might be a whole 'nother issue. Karen Nakamura - -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html