Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/23
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Ha!<br>
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I dare both of you to come tripod shooting in Detroit, where the wind chill
has hit a balmy -39 F (to say nothing of what it would be centigrade) and
the temperature is 5 degrees. Better get something with a leaf shutter and
plate film.<br>
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This year is bad, but not the worst - I shot some pictures in Ann Arbor in
winter 1994 (January) when the chill hit -70 F and the temperature was -27.
I did break the film, but only the leader and only on the rewind. Kodak
color seems pretty resistant.<br>
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Cheers<br>
Dante<br>
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Dan Honemann wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="NBBBIDNIGLFOKNLJCPLHOEJMEPAA.ddh@home.com">mid:NBBBIDNIGLFOKNLJCPLHOEJMEPAA.ddh@home.com"><pre wrap="">Odd. I've been out shooting velvia the last few days, and it's 20 degrees<br>Fahrenheit here, too (Baltimore). Never had any of it break on me. Same<br>effect on the fingers, though. :)<br><br>Dan<br><br></pre>
<blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">Yesterday evening I was outside with my M6 on a tripod. It was about 20<br>degrees F. When I finished the first roll and started to load the next<br>the end of the leader snapped off when I tried to wind on. So I pulled<br>out the film and tried again. Same result! Finally had to go back to the<br>car and use tweezers to get the shreds of film out of the camera, recut<br>the leader and finally on the third try it loaded and wound on without<br>breaking. The Velvia film that broke had been in an outside pocket of my<br>raincoat for about one hour. It should not have been all that cold since<br>it was near my body.<br><br>I know some of the Canadian luggers have been sticking their tongues to<br>their cameras in outdoor testing so maybe one of these northern brothers<br>or sisters could explain to this southerner what's going on? Should I<br>warm the leader before loading? Or?<br><br>btw:<br>The camera worked fine, meter and all.<br>My fin!
gers gave out first - couldn't feel a thing.<br><br>Henry Ambrose<br></pre></blockquote>
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