-6°C isn't that cold, I wouldn't expect a problem. At -15°C a (battery dependent) Minolta (probably the X570), stopped working pretty fast due to "no battery".
For my Pentax 645 I have an external battery pack which can stay under the warm coat and is connected with a cable to the camera, should try this out this winter. It also got a CLA not too long ago...
When working for UPI I had to shoot a story about life on a North Sea Oil platform. I had my F2 winterized, used a hand held seliume meter as the Nikon tech center told me that even the blue silicon meter of the head I was using was not going to be reliable. I was only on the top of the platform for short periods of time, with the wind chill it was really cold well below Zero. I kept the F2 in a plastic bag with lots of bags of the moisture absorbing stuff. I did not have issues with condentation. I was advised to have camera unwinterized, I did not, just kept shooting in all kinds of weather. Have no idea if any repair tech will winterize a camera.
That's even without a camera the only way in really cold. How to get otherwise a key out of a pocket or lock a bicycle at -20°C...When photographing in very cold environments, use mittens rather than gloves for warmth, and under the mittens wear thin gloves.
When photographing in very cold environments, use mittens rather than gloves for warmth, and under the mittens wear thin gloves. Tether the mittens to your sleeves, so you can slip them off and let them dangle while photographing. Avoid breathing on the camera. My fairly new Nikons and Leicas worked well at -60 degrees F without any special preparation.
When photographing in very cold environments, use mittens rather than gloves for warmth, and under the mittens wear thin gloves. Tether the mittens to your sleeves, so you can slip them off and let them dangle while photographing. Avoid breathing on the camera. My fairly new Nikons and Leicas worked well at -60 degrees F without any special preparation.
@MattKing Perhaps merge two threads? https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/shooting-medium-format-in-the-winter.203537/
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