The effect is certainly real. It is the depths of winter here and I'm
using the metal-bodied M8. Now I know that some of you people
consider 12deg.C (that's around 53 for NA recalcitrants) to be a
balmy spring temp. but it get's us into big wooly jumpers and
comments about 'freezing.' It certaing did almost hurt the digits to
hold Lotte for too long.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 11/07/2007, at 8:57 AM, Moose wrote:
> However, I believe there is a reason beyond style or cost that
> virtually
> all the small digis are silver. Black cameras absorb more heat than
> sliver ones. Heat increases noise in digital sensors.
>
> The heat effect is certainly real. I sat out in the yard once with
> OM-4,
> black, and 300D, sliver, sitting by me in the modest sun. When I
> picked
> them up a few minutes later to take a couple of film vs. digital
> shots,
> the OM-4 was quite hot, not quite painful to hold for the first few
> seconds. The 300D was only slightly warm.
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