----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: EOS dSLRs and mountaineering > Hi, > I'm about to embark on a moutaineering holiday in the French/Italian > Alps. Can anyone give me any hints or tips on the best way to take care > of my 20D? > Obviously, I'll try to keep it dry and protect if from the extremes of > temperature (out of the sun in the day, inside the tent at night), and > try to keep the batteries warmer. But I'd imagine that most of the kits > will be at subzero temperatures for most of the time. > I'm not loving the prospect of lugging 1.5kg of non essential kit up > and down 4,000m peaks, but the quality of the few photos[1] I got last > April convinced me to make room for the extra weight this year. > Regards, > Richard Jones
Hi Richard, I visited your planned area 4 & 3 years ago, and I'm envious... I have the 10D. I doubt whether your 20D will suffer any hardship, providing you take reasonable care against condensation. In my own case, I've just had my favourite EF 35 f2 repaired. It was attached to my 10D, and both were in a camera case with what I thought were adequate foam walls, but nowhere near as thick as what's standard on the LowePro Elite & Trekker bags. I managed to drop the bag about 0.7-1m, and the lens took the weight of the 10D, and its focus jammed solid. My advice, try and stick to internal focus lenses where the focus motor is protected. Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
