[rollei_list] Re: Rolleis and Mountains
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:52:38 -0400
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 <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
> *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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