Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Bessa R Conquers Antarctic
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: 5 Apr 2001 10:45:06 -0700

On Thu, 05 April 2001, Jim Brick wrote:

> 
> Here in Sunnyvale CA, the center of Silicon Valley, we get temperatures as
> low as -4 C each winter. A few years ago, we had several weeks of straight
> -8 to -10 deg C weather. Many exposed water pipes broke. A bonanza for
> plumbers. But all cameras continued working. Actually everything continued
> working.
> 
> That Antarctic jaunt was not cold by any stretch of the imagination.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 

Besides, wind chill (the -8 to -10 deg C stuff) only applies to heat-generating people.  Machinery and the deceased only chill to the thermometer temperature.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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