[Leica] M6 and water world

[Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>]

At 10:10 AM 14/11/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Factory defects aside (yes, they have those with final adjustment 
>and occasional curtain bar failures)  I'd say you hit the nail on the 
>head!! the M problems I saw in the repair shop were generally:
>Lack of use (coagulated lubricants, surface corrosion on the pallet 
>wheel in the s-s geartrain/self timer, "dry" curtain drum shafts, etc)
>Frame line problems (sticky, etc. --probably same causes)
>
>Water/humidity -- PLEASE don't subject them to this.
>


        A quick change in subject line....

        Noting that the M6 seldom needs service unless dropped or dunked I
ask for specifics.

        I live and work on a rock in the N. Atlantic ocean.  About half my
work is on ships and offshore oil rigs.  As those who know Newfoundland will
attest, it is a cold wet environment. 

        My Nikons (F2's, F3's and F4) have stood up well with only one of
the F3's requiring major repairs caused by too many years of salt water spray.

Are there any other pro's or users out there who work in a marine
environment and just how "delicate" is the M6 to splash or rain?

thanks,
Greg Locke <locke@straylight.ca>                               
St. John's, Newfoundland.        
<http://www.straylight.ca/locke/>
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