[LargeFormat] Re: Shooting LF in below freezing conditions

[Tim Atherton]

> What I have found is that film can be brittle when cold.  Not a big deal
> with LF, but 35mm can have issues.  Fast winders are the big problem, but
> if you let the batteries drop in temperature to match the film, speed
> becomes less of an issue ;-)
>
> Static electricity can also be problematic.  The colder it is, the less
> moisture there is in the air, even though you're wading through several
> feet of moisture in a frozen state!

I've had static marks from the dark slide on standard film holders

I've also had film bow or "pop" on a standard holder (sometimes from the
holder/film still being warmer than the air, but also when they had been out
long enough to cool down - maybe the film and holder shrunk at different
rates...?) - anyway, the film most have bowed outwards. I encountered a bit
of resistance to the dark slide going in, pushed harder and the film
shattered - that's happened 3 or 4 times (I've also had it happen on a Nikon
F4 when the winder got to the end of the roll... snapped it off) - but that
was between -30 and -40