Arctic photographer shuns digital for classic Leica

[johnastovall]

An arctic photographer has chosen a film-based Leica MP camera to record his latest expedition because he says digital cameras are unreliable in extreme conditions.

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[David_3]

Interesting, but one of the members over on the Nikon Cafe, Doug Barber, doesn't seem to have any problems with his Nikons, in the Arctic.

[newtune3]

This is an iteresting thread on the 7D in the cold.

2009 December

I know if it ain't Leica it an't S(*^&t but this new equipment seems robust to me. LOL

[toverman]

Makes sense to me. I'd probably trust mechanicals over electronics in extreme cold. In my case I'd be lugging along my little Olympus OM-1 and a few hundred rolls of film and leaving the battery-sucking digital SLRs at home.

[KdLaneJr]

Originally Posted by toverman

Makes sense to me. I'd probably trust mechanicals over electronics in extreme cold. In my case I'd be lugging along my little Olympus OM-1 and a few hundred rolls of film and leaving the battery-sucking digital SLRs at home.

This is why Olympus created the OM-3T.

[toverman]

Originally Posted by KdLaneJr

This is why Olympus created the OM-3T.

Gee thanks, now I want one of those, too.