Sticky Focus Ring in the cold...

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BUCK

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Anyone else having this problem.

Right now in MN its like -5 in the twin cities and I'm headed to the deep north tomorrow where windchills won't be over -20 for the rest of the week to shoot some snocross stuff and I'm a bit worried about the sticky focus ring. Never had this problem with any other cameras I've used in the cold.

I know Horner has the same problem with his, I was finally able to test mine outside in cold cold cold weather yesterday...it is a very very noticeable stick.

Wondering if there is a solution to this?

Thanks!
Buck
 
Yeah, I had mine out in about 6 degree temps the other day and it was a lot harder to turn.
Felt like I was trying to turn the zoom ring with the servo motor locked on but it was the focus ring.

Had my HVX-200 in minus temps and it wasn't this hard to turn.
 
same here - 30's in SLC - warmed right back up coming inside but haven't seen that with another cam before. Still a rockin' cam though.
 
I've shot down to -30C, and it was a bit sticky but still functioned properly. It's just the grease thickening in the cold.
 
monday1313 said:
mine did it too at exactly 32 degrees...

kind of unbelievable really...
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Same here with my recently bought HMC150... 32 deg out.. came out for less than 5 minutes.. focus ring jerked when I engaged the ring.. Impossible to pull off a smooth focus move.

Solid-state cam - durability being a selling point? Hardly thus far..
 
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That's weird. I shot some stuff this winter (in Canada) with my hpx170 at -15 and -20 celsius and the focus ring wasn't getting stiff to the point of being hard to pull off a smooth focus. It was a bit more stiff than when shooting inside though, but not to the point of being any kind of issue. Am I the only one whose focus ring works fine in cold weather?
 
Gabriel: I think what we're saying is the ring turns smoothly once the ring has overcome the inertia at stand-still... Do you mean your ring never developed the problem where you have to give it a strong push to start it turning?
 
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