I recently changed films with my OM4ti on top of a mountain in patagonia. I
don't know what the temperature was but the rubber OM lens hoods went very
stiff - I'm guessing about -15deg celsius. I'd hope to avoid it but could
hardly miss out on the summit shots! Anyway when I got the film back there were
only 29 shots out of 36, the first 8 or so being superimposed. It seems as we
lost height (and the temp went up) whatever was stopping the film winding on
properly went away. This is the only film in 5 years I have had a problem with.
My best guess is the rewind button stuck down for some reason - maybe
thick/sticky lubricant? Can anyone with more experience give me a more informed
opinion, and maybe advice on how to stop it happening again? Luckily I got one
summit shot from the end of the last roll, but performance in these conditions
is the main reason I bought the camera!
Cheers,
Adam
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