dear List: to respond with a suggestion for the non-photographic section of this conversation,, one reason your feet get cold is due to the moisture buildup in your shoes from sweating. Try applying powder spray anti-perspirant to your bare feet. Make sure uyou spray between your toes before putting on socks. It works well for me and is very inexpensive. Michael Krebs Amateur photographer On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:19:45 -0600 "Rev. Sidney Flack" <sgflack@prodigy.net> wrote: > Gregory has the main key to cold weather > excursions, layering. I start with > polypro underwear, a thinner set for not too > cold and a wool blend for really > cold, both for really very cold. I use glove > liners under fleece mittens that > have access flaps to let my fingers out, a > balaclava for my head, fleece layers > over the undies, legs and torso, and wind/water > resistant out layer (gortex). I > only use two layers of socks on my feet inside > my heavy hiking boots, a liner > and a smart wool outer. Too much there cuts > circulation and then the feet turn > to ice cubes. I usually get cold feet after > they've sweat from being too warm. > > My equipment has no batteries, so I don't have > to worry about that, except my > spotmeter. That stays tucked inside my gortex > jacket. My Nikon FM2 has proven > troublesome in cold temperatures. The shutter > will stick open in sub-zero > conditions. It's a mechanical issue as the > batter only operates its meter. It > stays at home most of the time. > > My ground glass will fog over if I'm under the > dark cloth too long. A good > cleaning with a micro fiber cloth helps quite a > bit. The more the camera has a > chance to cool down the less a problem this > becomes, a good reason for keeping > it on the tripod and out of the pack. The > tripod legs have foam pipe insulation > on the top sections which helps the fingers in > cold weather. > > I always try to wait at least five seconds > after pulling my darkslide before > exposing the film no matter what the > conditions. This gives the film a chance > to acclimate from the conditions inside the > holder and backpack to the > conditions inside the camera and avoids any > change in the shape of the film > during the exposure. > > After I get back indoors, the equipment gets > warmed up slowly. Then it all gets > wiped down and air dried overnight. > > Peace! > Sidney > > -- > God said, Let there be light! > Divine Light: Photography by Rev. Sidney Flack > 2507 E. 2nd Street > Tulsa, OK 74104-1903 > http://www.divinelightphotography.com > >
