Hi Frank, I'm not sure, but I think the lithium batteries can withstand the cold better than the silver ones ...
Loudness of LX .... <LOL> Y'really have to hear them side-by-side to get a good understanding of the difference. I know what you mean about the "telephoto" guys. Not that they may not get some good shots, but being in close really gives the viewer a better sense of being there. And there's something very neat about using wide lenses up close to the action. Getting down low, like lying on the ice, can produce some spectacular results. Most people don't want to get dirty, wet, or be inconvenienced in any way, when making photos. BTW, I often carry an old "space blanket" in the car, for just those times when getting on the ground is desirable. shel frank theriault wrote: > > Hi, Shel, > > The low battery makes perfect sense. The cold, plus firing off 3 or 4 rolls > might have drained it a bit faster than usual. > > Then not shooting at the party until a couple of hours later, plus the fact > that it was inside and warm, might have "revived" the battery enough that > there was no problem. > > I'll pick up a new battery ASAP. > > It was you I was thinking about when I realized how loud the LX is, as > you've mentioned it before. <g> > > We'll see how the racing shots turn out. There was actually a bit of > interest from those at the race, and from the organizers, including maybe a > showing of some of them at a local bike advocacy group's office/workspace. > That would be cool. > > There were a couple of pj's there (one was freelance, and the other wasn't > very friendly, so I didn't talk to him) one with a Nikon Digital, the other > with a couple of Digial Canons with HUGE lenses around his neck. Funny, but > they really didn't get "into the fray" as it were. Stood fairly far back, > and took mostly telephoto shots. > > I was doing the telephoto thing too, but since we were on the "infield", we > could safely get to within a couple of feet of the riders as they cornered. > I was lying on the ice, with my 19mm, as they whizzed to within about 18 > inches from me, while I was panning. > > I don't know that they'll turn out, but my point is that these guys just > seemed interested in getting pretty generic shots. Or, so it seemed to me.
