At 10:45 AM 4/12/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>I have a four-year-old Olympus IS-3 that I like very much and have come to
>depend on.
>However, on two different foreign trips, I've missed unique photo
>opportunities because several of the camera's electronic functions failed.
--snip--
Damp weather may have been a factor in one or both
>situations, though I'd protected the camera as much as possible, short of
>entirely suspending shooting.
>
Meg:
My brother and I recently spend about 7 hours in Carlsbad caverns, I with my
OM-1 and he with a Minolta Maxxum autoeverything. The longer I was down
there the more nervous I started to feel about our gear. I did fine and he
did fine as well. I mentioned my concerns as we left the caves. When we
hit the cooler, very windy air outside, he turned to take a picture of the
Carlsbad sign, and sure enough, he was locked up. Once the camera warmed up
(or maybe dried out), all systems came back on line.
I suspect you were mugged by the same culprit.
FWIW, my Stylus Zoom is "weather resistant." I don't really use it as a
backup -- don't use it much at all -- but I might consider some such animal
if I had your problem. It's extremely light and has, I think, an outstanding
lens for a P&S. Just a thought.
Joel
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