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Re: [OM] OM's and the cold

Subject: Re: [OM] OM's and the cold
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 15:00:37 -0600 (CST)
On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 14:00:57 -0500, Morgan Sparks wrote:

>Creeping down the embankment with the OM-2S and the 300/4.5, I got
>within range and booted the 2S to AUTO.  I got LED's for about 1 second,
>then....kaput.  Re-booted.  Ditto.  By the time I got up to the house
>for my OM-1 the birds had gone into the mist.  The camera couldn't have
>been outside for more than 6 or 7 minutes, has recent 357's, and has
>never had battery-drain problems.

The OM-1 might not have done the trick. My OM-1 just shot several
rolls of film in 15 degree weather that came out blank or half
exposed because the shutters were frozen!

BBB
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