Hi, Amita, Sounds like you had a pretty good week. By some co-incidence, I just got a Yashica Mat, for which I paid just under $50 US, on eBay. I haven't received it yet, but like yours, the meter doesn't work. Can't wait to run a few rolls through it.
But, the real reason I'm answering your post, is about cold hands. When I'm taking piccies in the cold, I use a pair of mittens that turn into fingerless gloves. In other words, the part of the mitten that covers the fingers flips out of the way, and sticks to the back of the hand with velcro. That way, you only need to expose your fingers for a few minutes while you manipulate your camera. Around here (Toronto), they're available at any discount store for around $5. Hope you can find some to see if they work for you. regards frank Amita Guha wrote: > Just wanted to thank all of you for your good > wishes. :) I would have done this sooner but I've > been very busy for the last week! ;) No, really, > he asked me a week ago Friday, then we spent > Saturday night/Sunday morning shooting the > Leonids, then Sunday afternoon we went to a camera > show here in the city, where I got a mint > condition Yashicamat, my very first TLR, for $50. > It works perfectly except for the light meter. .... > > > And now I have a question for you guys. How do you > handle the problem of cold hands? The only pair of > gloves I had that were thin enough to let me work > didn't keep my hands very warm. I had to keep > putting them in my pockets to warm them up. And > forget about changing lenses; for the first two > mornings it was way too cold for that! > > Hope you all had a good week! (and Thanksgiving if > you celebrate it :) > > --Amita > - -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
