[rollei_list] Re: Cameras in Antarctica
- From: Laurence Cuffe <Laurence.Cuffe@xxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:20:49 +0100
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From: Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, June 23, 2005 2:37 am
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Cameras in Antarctica
The linhof sounds great, However there is lubricant in the tracks which
slide out for extra extension which may need replacing. Aditionaly the
bellows may or may not be sensitive to low temperature. I'd dump the
whole lot sealed in a plastic bag in a good deep freeze and when it was
cold see if there were any issues. For other cameras under extreme cold
conditions film can become brittle and snap which can cause problems for
motor drive cameras, also static problems can increase under very cold
conditions. A seal-able plastic bag may be useful to put a cold camera
into when it enters a warm place so that it doesn't get saturated with
condensation as it warms up. There's lots of older literature on
developers for extreme cold and extended washing times for cold
conditions etc., but I doubt any of that is going to be an issue in a
modern base. One method for speed drying prints which particularly
appealed to me involved giving them a brief final rinse in alchohol
which you then set on fire. This is probably not something you would
wish to practice in a small tent on the ice cap.
> At 03:30 AM 6/22/2005, you wrote:
> > > Fellow Rolleists. I have a high probability of working in
> Antarctica> > over the next winter. I have no experience with
> cameras in such cold
> > > conditions, so I am looking for any advice about selecting
> cameras for
> > > these conditions. I know about servicing the shutters etc.
> > > ("winterising"), I am really looking for input about what are
> issues> > with various types of cameras in the cold conditions, and
> any shooting
> > > issues I may not be aware of.
> > >
> > > I am thinking about taking something like the following:
> > > - The Rollei 2.8D (of course!), probably in the metal case.
> > > - A MF SLR so I have a long lens for wildlife shots. I own a Kowa
> > > outfit, plus have a Mamiya 645 (would have to buy lenses). Buying
> > > another camera would not be out of the question.
> > > - Thinking about taking my Linhof Super Technica for some 4x5
> images.> >
> > > Any comments about the wisdom of the above.
>
> I wonder how Hurley did it with glass plates, a non-heated camera,
> and an improvised darkroom?
>
> http://www.shackleton-endurance.com/
>
> Many books include his incredible photographs, and only a fraction
> of
> them exist.
>
> Just before the Endurance finally sank Hurley and Shackelton
> destroyed most of the plates to limit the load to be carried across
> the ice field, and to forestall any thoughts about going back for
> the
> discarded ones.
>
> DAW
>
>
> Don Williams
> La Jolla, CA
>
>
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