Hi...

[Th1nk3r]

Hi,

this is my first post in this forum, my name is Didon from Jakarta, Indonesia ... these are some of my old junk stuff..




I hope I will get usefull informations from this forum about how to take care all of my buddy up there...

thanks..

[daveh]

Didon, welcome. That's a good looking collection you have there.

Dave.

[Doug T.]

Hi Didon!
Welcome to the forum!
My name's Doug, and I live in New York State, USA.
I must say that your collection of junk is very impressive

Doug

[nikonbob]

Hi Didon

Welcome to the forum. You have got some nice cameras there and well on your way to a collection not junk stuff. Is high humidity a problem for you in keeping your gear in good condition?

Bob

[Th1nk3r]

Jul 31, 2011 22:50:58 GMT -5 nikonbob said:

Hi Didon

Welcome to the forum. You have got some nice cameras there and well on your way to a collection not junk stuff. Is high humidity a problem for you in keeping your gear in good condition?

Bob

thanks Bob....

humidity and fungi is the most often problem in my region, especially for the lens, so use a hygrometer in our 'dry cabinet' is a must.

For the mechanical camera, that made almost from metal, humidity not give a big problem than electronic ones that made from some kind of plastic and rubber.

That is a reason why I like mechanical camera than the electronic one ... quite easy to maintain and cheaper...



* Nikon EL, 1977 .....

*.. sorry my English is very weak.... but I try my best to make a good posting here....

[daveh]

Didon, your English is just fine. Humidity can be a real problem - fortunately in Britain we don't get high humidity too often.

Dave.

[Th1nk3r]

Jul 31, 2011 23:22:48 GMT -5 daveh said:

Didon, your English is just fine. Humidity can be a real problem - fortunately in Britain we don't get high humidity too often.

Dave.

speaking about the climate problem, .. can you tell me, is there any specially treatment for the (mechanical) camera that we will use under the extreme low temperature , 'couse there is no 'low terperature' in my city.... the lowest temp here is around 24*C..


didon.-

[daveh]

Jul 31, 2011 23:33:47 GMT -5 Th1nk3r said:

speaking about the climate problem, .. can you tell me, is there any specially treatment for the (mechanical) camera that we will use under the extreme low temperature , 'couse there is no 'low terperature' in my city.... the lowest temp here is around 24*C..


didon.-

I am the wrong person to answer that. Occasionally in Britain we get extremes of weather but usually it's neither very hot nor very cold. The Canadians and some of the Americans - Bob, Mickey, Doug and suchlike (perhaps MIK in Austria also) - would be able to answer the cold question.

[mickeyobe]

didon,

The coldest to which I have ever subjected a camera was -26F/-32C. I was taking pictures for a little over two hours with my Canon T90 (mechanical). It had four ordinary alkaline AA batteries. I had a spare set in my pocket but they were not needed. The camera had no special treatment. It was just as it came from the factory.

There are other members who live much further north than I who probably have experienced considerably colder conditions.

Mickey

[Th1nk3r]

Aug 1, 2011 4:24:20 GMT -5 mickeyobe said:

didon,

The coldest to which I have ever subjected a camera was -26F/-32C. I was taking pictures for a little over two hours with my Canon T90 (mechanical). It had four ordinary alkaline AA batteries. I had a spare set in my pocket but they were not needed. The camera had no special treatment. It was just as it came from the factory.

There are other members who live much further north than I who probably have experienced considerably colder conditions.

Mickey

thank you for the info , Mickey.....

T90 is one of my fav manual focus camera..... even it already motorized but the feel of fully mechanical camera is still dominan. And the other positive point for T90 is it use FD mount, one of the SLR mount that already 'death', so we can get it with very bargain price.



* T90... normal function,.. I got it with a very reasonable price (imho) around $ 100 (body only).



** -32*C..... wow.... can't imagine that I can hold a camera in that kind of temperature..

[nikonbob]

Didon

My experience in the cold is similar to Mickey's although we do get a few colder days I see no reason to torture myself by going out photographing in them. I have used a Nikon FM2n in those conditions and relied on a hand held Sekonic light meter so thew re were no batteries involved in either the camera or meter. Moisture can be a problem, with the viewfinder fogging from your breath and also when you go back inside at the end of the day. I try and avoid condensation forming on and inside the camera by removing the film while outside and leaving the camera gear in the bad while it slowly warms to room temperatures before removing it from the bag usually overnight to be safe. The camera had no special service done to it but you can have them prepared by using special lubricants or non at all i suppose. Film can also get brittle in that kind of cold so slowly hand winding it is the beat bet to avoid it breaking. Also you can get static marks on film from fast winding in the very dry cold, but I have never experienced it. Yea, letting a camera contact you skin in that kind of cold could leave it sticking to your skin. As with the heat you have to know how to dress for the cold.

Bob

[Th1nk3r]

bob

very informative explanation.... I will write it and put in my camera bag.


thanks a lot..


didon.-

[mickeyobe]

didon,

"** -32*C..... wow.... can't imagine that I can hold a camera in that kind of temperature.. "

That is one of the advantages of a plastic camera body - non stick.
But I did wear gloves under my removable mittens, which like a child's, hung around my neck on a cord.

Mickey

[Th1nk3r]

Mickey

hmm... yes, finally I get the advantages of plastic body...

I ask about this low temperature because I saw a photograph of Mount Everest with it extreme low temp ( and low humidity, too) , and thinking what analog camera can do in that kind of situation, how to hold, focus and even change the film .....


didon.-

[Deleted]

Welcome Didon:

I have always wondered how you would deal with high humidity in a tropical climate. That isn't a problem where I live. It is unusual for the humidity to get higher than 10 percent.

In the old days professional photographers planning to go to very cold places would have all lubricants removed from their cameras or use special lubricants that would have to be removed if the camera was used a normal temperatures.

I used my Nikon F at -25 F for short periods--keeping it in my coat next to my body between shots. Never had any problem. Could not say the same for a Pentax LX which was supposed to be the company's "Pro" cameras. Any time the temperature got down around 0 F iI never could be sure the shutter would fire when I pressed the release. That's the main reason I sold the LX--although I loved just about everything else about it.

W