> Hello,
>
> can anyone tell me how the EOS 3 behaves in the snow? I will cover a
> snowboard event in 2 weeks and have never used my EOS 3 in such a
situation
> until now. Will the light meter of the 3 give the correct exposure values
or
> should I make corrections? If I have to correct, by how much?
I just got back from Yellowstone, last weekend. Conditions were overcast to
sunny, sometimes snow and blowing snow. Temps in the 20's-30's most of the
time. I did get snow on the camera at times and when I got back in the car
or snowcoach, the snow would melt on the body. I shot with a PB-E2 loaded
with lithium AA's. I also carried a spare battery magazine loaded with a
second set of lithium AA's. I was anticipating that it would be very cold
and I would need to keep the spare set in my pocket.
Bottom line is the camera managed with only one (rather major) incident. I
never used the second set of batteries. The first set held up well. I was
not out in the cold for more than 30-45 minutes at a time. My major
concern was condensation on the internals after returning to the warm car or
coach. This was not an issue. I guess the humidity was so low that I had
minor condensation, and it would soon evaporate. I did keep my gear in my
Lowepro AW backpack zipped up when we went inside for the night.
My major problem was that one roll started to rewind after the final shot.
I assumed that it has fully rewound. I was traveling in the snow coach at
the time and wanted to wait till my return to reload with film (again, lots
of blowing snow). I forgot to change the roll and at my next shooting
opportunity, I tried to click a few shots. The camera wouldn't respond, and
I noticed the rewind indicator was flashing. This reminded me that the roll
had rewound and I needed a new roll. Then a few minutes later when I went
to change the roll I noticed that the roll did not fully rewind. I quickly
closed the camera and pushed the rewind button. The camera rewound and I
removed the roll and wound in the remaining leader, (I use leader out).
At that point I couldn't remember if I had installed a new roll or the
camera just didn't fully rewind. I had the film processed and it turned out
that the camera didn't fully rewind the roll. Fortunately I only lost about
4 frames, (some white, others partially exposed and white). Had no further
problems after that.
Was this caused by the camera getting wet? Don't know.
I did kept a large microfiber cloth with me to wipe off moisture when I
returned to the car or coach and the snow melted. This seemed to work just
fine.
Darrell
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