Re: [APML] Frozen Cameras

[Roland Roberts <roland@astrofoto.org>]

>>>>> "John" == John C Mirtle <jmirtle@shaw.ca> writes:

    John> [...] After you start an exposure [...] have a look through
    John> the camera viewfinder. If you see stars, advance the frame,
    John> set the shutter to 'B' and start again.

That's a good practice to add to my list!  It certainly would have
saved me a lot of grief with the two 35mm SLRs.

    John> Like Jon Kolb, my cameras have never jammed and they have
    John> not had any special seasonal maintenance. In fact, other
    John> than blowing out frozen moustache bits from the viewfinder,
    John> they haven't had any maintenance since the 80's.....

That's very encouraging.  Tomorrow night I go back with friends for
some casual observing and can have a look at the cameras; I suspect I
will find they are NOT on bulb.  And I pick up the YashicaMAT 124
from the shop tomorrow afternoon.

roland
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