Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What do you do to keep yourself operating at these temps? ;-) I'm agonizing over the glove situation right now for my trip next month. I am running into the "One Size Fits All" syndrome at all the local stores. Well My hands seem to be outside this size range. I have found a neat solution, if I can get the right size, a pair of gloves with cut off fingers with a pull over mit end section. Anyone have some web sites with this type of hand protection? Or another solution? gene Definitely go with your old M2 and old M3, rather than more recent Leicas. I have found through much experience that a well-adjusted Wetzlar M shutter withstands the cold better than the more recent cameras. I have no theory to explain this The LEDs on your M6 or later camera meter will fade out as the circuitry gets colder. Instead, bring a hand-held meter. A selenium incident meter should be ideal outdoors in the cold on snowy days. Lens focussing mechanisms freeze up in the cold. When you notice them starting to bind, switch to the hyperfocal distance method before you can no longer focus properly. Bring two loaded bodies and be very careful when re-loading. Don't breath inside the camera when doing this. Don't breath on the camera eyepiece or rf windows. They'll ice up fast and they're a hassle to clean off. Wear very thin close-fitting gloves (silk, polypropylene, or gun shooters gloves) underneath roomy extra-warm mittens. Your gloved hands will get cold when operating the camera, but you'll be able to warm them up in your mitts afterwards. Where a warm hat rather than a hood. A hood directs your breath toward sthe camera -- a bad scene. If you are shooting on snow, and want slides, consider shooting E100SW as a way to compensate for the notorious blue snow. Emanuel Lowi Montreal ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information