Any camera that is to be used in extreme cold should be CLAed and
reassembled with cold weather lubricants. A good camera repair shop
will know what to use and where to use it. Otherwise, you're libel to
end up with slow moving shutter curtains at high speed. MX would be
fine as would almost any other manual body. The lube is what makes a
difference in the cold. Spoken by someone who once six rolls of film
shooting football at Chicago's Soldier Field in -10 F weather.
Paul
On May 30, 2004, at 11:02 AM, frank theriault wrote:
Brett,
There is only one answer to your question. There is no argument.
Anyone who gives you any other answer is wrong. Not only is this the
best manual body that Pentax ever made, it may be the best body Pentax
ever made, ~period~.
No doubt this has already been mentioned in several answers, but it is:
the MX <genuflect at this juncture>
Read no more. Go acquire one, and fall in love.
HTH,
frank
ps: have I seen you here before? Not that I recall. If you're new,
welcome to the list, and hang on for a fun ride!! <vbg> -ft
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Brett Mckay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Fully manual SLR
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 20:09:46 +1000
Which would be the best fully manual SLR be to buy as a backup for
use in extremely cold temperatures. So I do not want any electronics
or batteries.
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