From: Bob and Carla (bb333@earthlink.net)
Date: 12/01/01-11:33:21 AM Z
Gord is right!
Having lived in Oregon for 28 years, I know that your greater danger will
be of just getting rain on the front element of your lens (and/or all over
your camera). One caveat I would offer though is about going to the
beach....you know that salt water is very bad for cameras......in Oregon
there is enough salt content in the atmosphere to destroy many things in a
camera without ever getting it wet. One time, I spent a dry, sunny afternoon
shooting with a Nikon F (very rugged) and the meter in the finder got so
encrusted with sea-salt that within a week or so, it stopped working. I took
it in to the repair shop, and they said the meter was unsalvageable. Since I
relied on hand-held meters more anyway, it was a minor loss.....but a good
caveat if you're going to the Pacific Coast.
Robert
"Gordon J. Holtslander" wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Some caution is in order if shooting in very cold weather with a very old
> camera. Years ago I ruined the shutter in a wonderful old Ziess TLR by
> shooting outside in the middle of winter here. It was - 30 F.
>
> I think the cold made the lubricant in the shutter so "stiff" that the
> springs in the shutter were stretched so much that they were left
> unspringy.
>
> I also damaged the shutter in a Schneider lens - 2 of the speeds don't
> work on it. I think this was also caused by shooting outside in -30.
>
> Now I never take my old cameras out in the severe cold. I'll have to try
> pinhole cameras when it gets really cold - but then I run the risk of
> exposure :(
>
> I don't think you have to worry about this in Oregon. From my perspective
> its nice and warm there :)
>
> Gord
>
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, garimo wrote:
>
> > I'm planning on a road trip this next week. Driving up to Oregon to
> > pick up some wood burning cook stoves my family have located for me.
> > Since energy costs in California are 40% higher this winter than last
> > and going even higher, a cookstove seems like a cozy thing to add to my
> > home. Reselling the other is to pay for the trip...
> >
> > Anyway, I'm wondering about traveling with my 8X10 and cold snowy
> > weather. How do I prevent the lens from fogging up? Do I keep the lens
> > & camera in the back of the truck so it keeps the same temperature as
> > the outdoors? Or do I keep it in the cab of the truck where it's
> > warmer. Any cold weather photographers have travel tips when there are
> > climatic changes? Am I going to be causing any possible long term
> > moisture damage to the lens that I should consider?
> >
> > garimo
> >
>
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