Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-29 Thread William M Kane
Joe, I just got back from a trip in Michigan a few weeks back. We were on the lake, and had plenty of lake effect snow. I'd guess temps went down to the 10's and I had the camera out the whole time . . . no problems. IL Bill On Thursday, January 29, 2004, at 07:25 AM, Joseph Tainter wrote

Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-29 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Herb Chong" Subject: Re: OT: This is cold. > the LX might handle it, but the film inside might not. You have to wind it very slowly. William Robb > > Herb... > - Original Message - > From: "William

Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-29 Thread Joseph Tainter
"I hadn't heard that about the LCD. Do you know how much cold it can take?" Not sure, but one of the photo mags recently had a profile of a nature photographer working in the far north in temps like you described. He said that he keeps his Canon dslr inside his jacket to keep the lcd from freezi

Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-29 Thread Herb Chong
the LX might handle it, but the film inside might not. Herb... - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:35 AM Subject: Re: OT: This is cold. > I know the LX will take -35 or mo

Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-29 Thread mike wilson
Hi, William Robb wrote: > > No Pentax content. > > The overnight low last night was, according to my thermometer, well > below -40C. > The high today was about -33C. > > Just thought I would share that news. Only about zero here, with a light dusting of snow. But the wind is northerly, coming

Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-28 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Joseph Tainter" Subject: Re: OT: This is cold. > William, do you take your *ist D out in such conditions? I recall a > warning about not letting the LCD freeze. > Not as of yet. I hadn't heard that about the LCD. Do you know how

Re: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-28 Thread Joseph Tainter
William, do you take your *ist D out in such conditions? I recall a warning about not letting the LCD freeze. Joe

RE: OT: This is cold.

2004-01-28 Thread frank theriault
...but it's a "dry" cold... "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The overnight low last night was, according to my thermometer, well below -40C. The high today was about -