[rollei_list] Re: Rolleis and Mountains
- From: "Roger Wiser" <rwiser@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:44:58 -0500
Thanks, Eric. Interesting site.
R
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From: Eric Goldstein
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 7:42 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rolleis and Mountains
Roger-
Here are some observations from a digital shooter relative to extreme
conditions. He seems to be an interesting and knowledgeable guy... a climber,
arctic explorer, and designer of camera systems for NASA...
http://blog.tommyimages.com/2008/07/digital-cameras-in-cold-weather.html
Eric Goldstein
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The ones I know do! And plastic ones at that ;-)
Eric Goldstein
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Roger Wiser <rwiser@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Eric, Do climbers today use digital?
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Goldstein
To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:01 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Rolleis and Mountains
Except Carlos that today's climbers of the highest peaks shoot plastic,
battery dependent, not 100% manual cameras.
So it sounds like the old wives are telling tales again... ;-)
Eric Goldstein
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:51 AM, CarlosMFreaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
It is lighter than the Rollei 35 (320g vs 225g) because it is plastic
made, it is batteries dependent, it is not 100% manual, the XA is not
so robust like the Rollei 35, it could be a climbing camera for hills
and the Alps, but not for the Andes or the Himalayas.
Alfred Gregory carried a Rolleiflex TLR (about 1000g) up to the South
Col in the Everest at about 8000m (26000 feet)
Carlos
2011/4/26 Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>:
> The Olympus XA is much lighter than the Rollei 35, and weight is
the name of
> the game for climbers...
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