Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/09

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Subject: [Leica] Anyone using the R9 and DMR in cold weather?
From: photobynelsch at gmail.com (Bill Nelsch)
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 11:41:17 -0700
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It was 3? F on New Years eve and my battery lasted all of twenty minutes.
Luckily I had my spare in my coat pocket nice and warm.

On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 11:29 AM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Thanks
>
> I was out for 45 minutes the first time, and probably and  hour the second
> time.
>
> It did perform better the second time (fewer black frames) but the mirror &
> exposure cycle was still a bit intermittent.
>
> Vick
>
>
>
> On 1/9/2011 1:26 PM, Frank Dernie wrote:
>
>> Hi Vick,
>> I used my R8/DMR in -12C temps, but I can not say how cold the whole thing
>> got, since I did not stay out myself for a long time :-)
>> No black pix.
>> Frank
>>
>
>
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Replies: Reply from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Anyone using the R9 and DMR in cold weather?)
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Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Anyone using the R9 and DMR in cold weather?)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] Anyone using the R9 and DMR in cold weather?)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Anyone using the R9 and DMR in cold weather?)