nice photo! Regards, Bob S.
On 11/9/05, Dave Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I took this picture
> (http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/image/40956455/original) in
> Feb-March time frame using the DS.
>
> I'd been waiting for a cold, clear morning to get the frost in the trees.
> Heard the forcast the night before, calling for -30C - ish nightime temps.
>
> Got up early and drove about 30 minutes to the spot before sunrise.
> Set up, and then waited. I hadn't taken into account that the sun was
> going to take about another 1/2 hour before it was going to backlight
> the trees. Brrr.....
>
> The DS worked well, but the batteries didn't fair so well in the cold.
> They died shortly after this shot.
>
> dk
>
> On 11/9/05, Gasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi Fred,
> >
> > I would like to hear more about cold temperature experiences. And bad
> > weather (rain/snow).
> >
> > Because, i always leave my camera outside of tent in winter. This way no
> > condensation occurs on lens.
> >
> > When i checked *istD/Ds manual last time, minimal operating temperature
> > was 0C (degrees celsius).
> >
> >
> > Gasha, still waiting for used *istDs
> >
> > Fred Widall wrote:
> > > Its coming up on one year since I ordered my *istDS so I thought
> > > a retrospective might be in order.
> > >
> > > Images captured: 9000+ (equivalent to 375 rolls of 24 exposure film !).
> > >
> > > Rolls of real film processed: 2.
> > >
> > > Rolls of real film processed in preceeding year: 77
> > >
> > > Coldest Temperature used in: -35C (Ontario in Feb)
> > >
> > > Hottest Temperature used in: +45C (Abu Simbel, Egypt in July)
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
