Yes, according to website info on Steve's handicams and on
luminuous-landscape or image-resource.com.
Bad news because the 5050 uses penlights which assures us we can keep using
it for as long as the camera works. For proprietary batteries....how long
will the maker sell them?
Otherwise the 5060 is tempting...just sell one 4t and a 2n....
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hermanson" <omtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
> I haven't looked at a 5060 yet, someone here said it uses a proprietary
> battery. Can anyone comment on that?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Culberson" <waynecul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
>
>
> > I spent about 45 minutes today in the camera store again, this time
> looking
> > at the Olympus C5060, and comparing it to the C5050. I asked about cold
> > weather, and the salesman had quite a bit to say about it. Their
> > recommendation, based on the what the manufacturers are saying, is that
> you
> > shouldn't use a digital below 0 C., or 32 F. And it is not just the
> problem
> > of the batteries failing. He related a story of bringing a very cold
> camera
> > into a warm house, and condensation forming in the electronics, causing
> > serious problems. I was a bit skeptical on that one, but I guess it
might
> be
> > possible. I usually put my OM cameras in a plastic bag to warm up when I
> > come in out of the cold, but that is when the temperature is more like
20
> C.
> > below, not the relatively warm freezing point.
> > His suggestion was to keep it under your coat, and just bring it out for
a
> > brief moment to shoot. Obviously that is really inviting condensation
when
> > it is 20 below, imo.
> > If they aren't practical below the freezing point, guess I may as well
> wait
> > another 5 months, as we won't see it much warmer than that here (Canada
> :-)
> > Wayne
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 12:01 AM
> > Subject: [OM] ( OM ) A challenge for Digital cameras
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I wonder if manufacturers of digital cameras will bother with the
> > challenges of
> > > one last frontier; cold.
> > >
>
>
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