The wind latches are (over)greased at the factory and often get so sluggish
they will jam the camera at any temperature. Cold will only make it worse.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] wind-on problems with OM-4ti
> Adam:
>
> Here in the Frozen North we just use two of the hand warmers (that run
> on lighter fluid) tied together, and wrapped around the body. Have the
> lens poke out of your parka, to avoid condensation build-up.
>
> My (1972) Leica manual suggests that the camera be winterized by the
> removal of ALL lubricants, and then re-lubricated for normal
> temperatures. That seems pretty extreme for anything short of a posting
> to the Antarctic.
>
> Bill Stanke
>
> Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu wrote:
> > Adam,
> > I'm sure you'll get lots of advice on the wind-on problem.
>
>
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