Batteries never work very well in cold conditions. This doesn't change with the camera used. What changes is the camera's ability to operate (mechanically, electonics) in the cold. I used a Nikon FE once. It didn't work at all below -2 degrees Celsius! The shutter locked. Cameras should give us the option to store the battery in the pocket or where ever it's warm. 20-30 years ago someone made a battery compartment adapter, which allowed the user to keep the battery in the pocket, connected to the camera with a power cord. I haven't seen these in a long time. Have you?
How does a CCD aor CMOS perform act if it (the CCD/CMOS) is -10 or -20 degerees? PS: I'll give the Super A a try in -2 to -5 degrees today (the current weather i Denmark)! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Peter J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 27. januar 2005 08:08 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: Experience with Super A/Program? I should think that the Super A would like the cold at 3� F even less than the MX. I'd expect the available battery power to be close to zero. Don Sanderson wrote: >Thanks to all who replied, Jens, Mat, Thibouille, Fred >and Joe. >Now I just have to decide which one (or both?) to keep. >It was good to hear that they'll take some abuse and >still keep going. >I plan to put together a small kit to keep in the car >at all times, I've missed too many shots lately. >That means, hot, cold, damp and all the rest. >Tried it with an MX, it didn't like the cold very >much. (To be fair it was only 3 Deg F!) > >Don > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mat Maessen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 1:12 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Experience with Super A/Program? >> >> >>My SuperProgram (SuperA) has never been anything but dead reliable. >>Been thinking about buying a second one as a backup body for it. It >>does seem to eat batteries faster than any of my other cameras, but I >>think I can live with that. >> >>-Mat >> >> >>On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:54:31 -0500, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>>Who's had a fair amount of experience with the Super A/Program, has it >>>>proven trustworthy and fairly consistent in it's performance? >>>> >>>> > > > > -- I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime. --P.J. O'Rourke
