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From: verner@inuxh.UUCP (Matt Verner)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: Low temp camera operation
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Date: Wed, 19-Feb-86 12:24:29 EST
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> In article <1113@vax2.fluke.UUCP> behemoth@fluke.UUCP (Pat Gallagher) writes:
> >
> >I am planning a cold weather photography trip and I am looking for a 
> >camera that will operate at about -10 F.  I would also appreciate any
> >hints or warnings about camera and film operation at low temperatures.
> 
> You need a mechanical camera for this purpose (I assume you're looking
> at SLR's in any case).  For example, my T-70 won't work for very long
> at those temperatures (-25 C) but my FTb will; only the metering
> battery will die but the camera itself will work (so you can meter
> once you get out there and be OK as long as conditions don't change).
> You can also carry a few batteries in an inside pocket.
> 
> 				   \tom haapanen
> 				   watmath!watrose!haapanen

My Olympus OM2s program has a manual (meaning no batteries needed) mode.
The shutter speed is fixed at 1/60 which seems to be a good compromise
speed except for super bright sunlight on snow.


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