Hi Simon.
I shot a lot of ski racing with an F4, this is my 1st choice. on all manual. And bump skiers with EOS1.
The best cold weather ski photographers I know use an F3hp and F3p.
Get an Older F3hp or F3p or F4. you'll love it , manual everthing. the F4 is not.
You would not catch me using that k1000 or those cameras your guy recommended. FM's are ok but nothing to write home about.
I have a couple of FA nikons with MD15s that are very nice as well. these are great little older cameras that have tv as well as matrax metering.
Matrax metering is great for snow shots.
But the FA is not built as tough as a F4 or F3.
Those FM and FM2 cameras are not as tough either f4 or F3.
I use an EOS1 and F4 ,F3,FA and I would say for very cold weather you should get a F3hp or any F3.
An EOS will freeze before a F3 will ,infact the EOS1 will freeze so bad it will stop firing were as an F3 or F4 will not.
corrado
Simon <email@hidden> wrote:
>Thanks for the advice that has been given previously, I am narrowing
>down the possible options for my VR kit.
>
>My application is mountain top 360 degree panoramas in the snow.
>
>It seems that a fully mechanical film camera would be the best choice
>for this sort of use, since it will often be used in cold climates
>and I've been told that electronic shutter mechanisms can have
>problems in the cold due to battery failure at low temperatures. I
>guess that digital cameras would also have these battery related
>power problems at low temperatures.
>
>Film would provide better picture quality, and since my own home
>viewing pleasure is the priority over web publishing, this would be
>the best choice. Since it is for my own use, the speed/ease of
>publishing from camera to web is not that important.
>
>Film would also possibly (?) be better at handling large areas of
>white, such as the snow landscapes I plan to shoot. This has been
>mentioned as a possible problem, but I don't know what sort of
>problems this will cause in reality.
>
>
>I have asked at the local camera store for some recommendations, they
>think I should choose a camera from this list of older second hand
>cameras...
>
>Olympus OM-1(n)
>Pentax K1000
>Pentax MX
>Nikon FM
>Nikon FM-2
>Nikon FM-3A (new camera)
>
>Does anyone have any opinions on these cameras, reasons to buy or not
>to buy particular models, other models not mentioned here that I
>should consider, etc.?
>
>
>Also, what lens sizes should I buy, for use in 360 degree mountain
>top panoramas, with 35mmm SLR camera in landscape position?
>
>And, if I was to buy extra lens for making panos in other
>environments, such as in valleys, or clearings amongst trees, what
>other lens sizes should I buy?
>
>
>Thanks,
>Simon
>Canberra
>AUSTRALIA
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