Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!gargoyle!thisted From: thisted@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP (Ronald Thisted) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: Cold Weather Photography Message-ID: <206@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 17:47:07 EDT Article-I.D.: gargoyle.206 Posted: Fri Sep 21 17:47:07 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 21:42:55 EDT References: <486@hou2d.UUCP> Organization: U. Chicago - Computer Science Lines: 20 A few things about cold weather photography and effects on film. 1. Sometimes the shutter freezes on standard 35mm SLRs will freeze (open or shut), or the mirror will freeze at low temps. Keeping the camera inside the coat and removing it only for photos will help; avoid exposure to wind for the same reason. 2. At very low temperatures the film can become brittle; autowinders or even careless manual rewind can cause the film to split or break. 3. Going from outdoors to indoors to change film can cause condensation on the film and spots on the negative. Let the camera come to room temperature before opening the back. It might be a good idea to wait until room temp to rewind an exposed cartridge (see #2). Ron Thisted (...!ihnp4!gargoyle!thisted) or thisted@UChicago.CSNET