[at-l] Camera choices

[papabear.nyc@verizon.net (Papa Bear)]

Black Wolfe, David

This may vary from camera to camera but my Nikon Coolpix 775 was fine in
several sub freezing days in April, with sub 20 nights.  Most of the time it
was in my tummy pack (and in the tent overnight) so it had some protection.
OTOH, my platypus froze almost solid.

As for obsolescence consider the following: assume my Nikon has a life of 3
years and then due to software or whatever it's of no use.  My total cost
was about $400 including extra battery, extra memory card and battery
charger (it's cheaper now).  I have no incremental cost for film, batteries
or developing.  I took over 1000 pictures this year in about 4 months.
Assume I take 4000 total shots and then throw it away in 2 more years (and
of course buy a MUCH better camera, for less).  That's 10c per shot.  Beat
that with film!  And I bet the next generation I buy in 2004 or 2005 will be
half or less than that.

Pb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce W. Calkins" <bcalkins@disaster-relief.net>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Camera choices


> Has anyone any information on the temperature limits of digital cameras?
>
> I lost use of a Palm PDA LCD screen last year to barely freezing
> temperatures.  From what I can tell, most of the LCD units are permanently
> damaged once they are frozen.
>
> Black Wolfe
>