gonzaloro Posted December 29, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 29, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Has anyone had problems using the M9 in cold weather? I used mine yesterday outdoors when the temperature was around 32˚f (0˚c) and the camera became very erratic. Sometimes it did not turn on; sometimes it did not show on playback but the last picture as if the rest of the pictures had been erased; other times it stall for several minutes with the message "reading folder data" and finally sometimes the message said "no sd card". After I took it inside for 10 minutes functioning went back to normal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted December 29, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 29, 2010 Umm..At a guess there have been two dozen threads on the subject on the forum, of which at least half a dozen in the last few weeks. Use a fully charged battery and keep one in your pocket. Change batteries as cold runs them down ( as cold tends to do with LiIon batteries. )Like all digital cameras, the M9 is designed for shooting at over-zero temperatures, but the above will keep you going for hours in even the most extreme cold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afineman Posted December 30, 2010 Share #3 Posted December 30, 2010 Mine worked fine in the recent NYC blizzard - I kept it under my windbreaker between shots and I carried a spare battery in an inside pocket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted December 30, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 30, 2010 Well that's weird. I just gave in and bought the tapatalk app for my iPhone and the message of the OP is blank. To read it I had to "quote it" then cancel. Anyone else with the same problem? On using the M9 in cold climates,I used it down to -10C and it worked fine which is the common answer of all the other "winters threads". What gives in first are my fingers which turn blue and then solid (second common answer) but now my brother sorted me out with a "zippo hand warmer". It's pretty neat check it out: http://www.zippo.com/products/handwarmer.aspx?bhcp=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afineman Posted December 30, 2010 Share #5 Posted December 30, 2010 zippo seriously expects people to carry a fire in their pocket? or am i misreading this product? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_R Posted December 30, 2010 Share #6 Posted December 30, 2010 I had one like this, maybe 20 years ago, Russian, bought from Russians ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny66 Posted December 30, 2010 Share #7 Posted December 30, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I know this sounds weird. But I keep the battery in my shorts when in cold weather. Up here, it gets below 0F quite often. The warmer you keep it, the longer your backup will last. Just don't ask to borrow a battery from me...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmelade Posted December 30, 2010 Share #8 Posted December 30, 2010 burp, i use mine frequently below -15c without any problems to talk about.. sometimes the display turns of if you are looking at the taken image, but that is it and i rather look at this as the camera saying "use the battery more wisely..." the normal battery procedure in cold weather does though apply if you stay out for longer periods, keep em warm.. coldest this xmas was -22 for 30 mins or so.. beware though of "fogging/condensation" when transporting back into the normal tempratures, and let the camera/lens warm up slowly in the hallway or so.. hope this was worth 2 cents.. best, Are Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsod Posted December 30, 2010 Share #9 Posted December 30, 2010 Since I got my M9 in november it has almost never been above 0 C here in the Stockholm area so I have limited experience from using it in "normal" temperatures. So far no problems at all and the batteries last longer than I expected based on what I read on the internet before getting the camera. As mentioned above the main issue is the photographers fingers getting cold holding the metal body of the M9, so I think these hand warmers are a blessing for us living in cold parts of the world. /Paer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdtrick Posted December 30, 2010 Share #10 Posted December 30, 2010 I know this sounds weird. But I keep the battery in my shorts when in cold weather. Up here, it gets below 0F quite often. The warmer you keep it, the longer your backup will last. Just don't ask to borrow a battery from me...... Where do you put the COLD battery when you swap??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny66 Posted December 30, 2010 Share #11 Posted December 30, 2010 Where do you put the COLD battery when you swap??? That one goes in the pocket! A fellow bird photographer showed me that trick. We were next to each other shooting a Northern Hawk Owl and we were waiting on a flight shot. He reached in his pants to retrieve a battery and explained his reasoning to me. It was -15F and I was not one to question in those conditions:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christakis Posted December 31, 2010 Share #12 Posted December 31, 2010 zippo seriously expects people to carry a fire in their pocket? or am i misreading this product? Well that was my initial thought but it turns out it's a catalytic process which means there's no fire as such. Fuel still burns but not directly which means there's no risk of burning yourself down :-) pretty neat actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horosu Posted January 1, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 1, 2011 I used my M9 in the last days in very cold weather (-15 Celsus) without any special precautions, besides using a fully/thre-quarters charged battery. I even wore the M9 around the neck as usual and used it for appproximately two-three hours continuously. It functioned perfectly and I have not recharged the initial battery. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted January 1, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 1, 2011 I have used my M9 at temperatures of minus 10 Celcius, with no problem whatever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicakillen Posted January 1, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 1, 2011 I have used my M9 at temperatures of minus 10 Celcius, with no problem whatever. Same here - used it a lot without any problem at low Scandinavian temperatures. regards /Anders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Old Dog Posted January 2, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 2, 2011 As mentioned before, bringing a frozen camera into a warm/moist building will cause condensation on/and in your camera exactly like a glass of ice tea on a warm Summers day. When I come into the house the first thing I do is take off my cold winter coat and wrap the outside of the coat around my camera and place it in a corner on the floor. This allows the camera to warm up very slowly and the chance of moisture forming on it is very slim. For a really good time, try as news photographers have to do to shoot a college or university swimming meet when your cameras are stored in frozen vehicles!! One guy cracked the front of his Angineux zoom lens for his video camera using a heat gun....he could not find a hair dryer which is what some of us carried. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted January 2, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 2, 2011 Bring your M9 to Tower, Minnesota during the Winter for a rather good test. If it survives as -50F (-46 C), then very good! I live in the Tropics of Minnesota and keep two M4s outside all winter so I don't have to worry about bringing them inside. I keep a Super Ikonta 6x9 in the car for the same reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted January 2, 2011 Share #18 Posted January 2, 2011 Digital cameras are usually just excellent to use outdoor at low temperature. I use my M8/WATE combo and my Canon 1Ds III regularly in cold weather. I would call 'less than - 15 degrees Celsius as 'low'. I am sure that a M9 will work just fine too. Just be aware of that when the battery get cold - really cold, you need a spare. The rest, like the graphite lubricated shutter will work just excellently. All glass will fog up when you get into the hot indoor air, though I picked up my wife at Charlottenberg, Sweden railway station last week. It was minus 24 degrees C. A few pictures here to show you how that looks like: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/140349-m9-in-cold-weather/?do=findComment&comment=1546431'>More sharing options...
afineman Posted January 3, 2011 Share #19 Posted January 3, 2011 that look beautiful - and damn cold! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MvMaltese Posted January 3, 2011 Share #20 Posted January 3, 2011 No problem with cold yet for M9. Had no problem at all with M8 btw...even in rain (maybe I was lucky). M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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