>First, the sudden jolt of the motor can break the film which gets brittle >because of the cold. <snip> >Second, the dragging of the film across the film plane can cause static >electric discharge sparks which appear as tiny lightning bolts on your >film. <snip> >In both of these situations, simply use your thumb to s-l-o-w-l-y advance >the film manually through the camera to reduce the possibility of >disaster.
Tha sounds fine and dandy, but how 'bout us poor souls with the super-duper, new fangled, do-everything-but-brush-your-teeth cameras, that the only way to advance the film, even in single advance mode, is with a motor drive? I use an EOS-1 and EOS-1n and I have not ever had any problems with the above, just the drive slowing down because of loss of battery power. This is not to say that it will not happen, (with my luck it probably will). When you speak of the cold, the coldest I believe that I have shot is about -7F. I am not sure if this fits the range of what "cold" you are referring. (pretty damn cold to me though). Are there any precautions to take for those of us with the all electronic cameras? (other than to switch cameras). Rick Newton St. Charles, MO -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
