At 10:39 PM 1/10/99 -0500, Buddy Walters wrote:
>Hi Steven,
>I think Hans was referring to -20 Celsius, While you from the USA 'Motorcity'
>are probably referring to -20 Fahrenheit. A considerable difference.
>BW
>
>Steven_Read@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
><< I get the feeling that few of you have actually taken pictures at -20 and
> thereabouts. The first and last time I did, (with an OM-1 mind you - that
>had
> been out awhile), the film stock cracked and ripped as I tried to advance...
This explains it! I've always found that around zero Fahrenheit (about -17
Celsius) was the lower limit for film base, after which I'd always crack the
stuff trying to advance it in a camera (ANY camera...). -20 Fahrenheit is
about -28 Celsius, and that's just too damn cold for film, in my experience.
Even if it survived the advancing, I'd often get "lightning tracks" across the
film from static electricity build-up and discharge. (Made for some very
interesting photos, many years ago.)
Garth
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