Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would think that if the fabric of something like the M shutter were to be soaked, or even dampened, it would dry to a crisp or would at least harden a bit. Even moreso if you were to lay the Leica open under a lamp overnight to facilitate drying. This was not your experience, Tina? Francesco At 05:41 PM 11/15/98 , Tina Manley wrote: >At 03:08 PM 11/15/98 -0300, you wrote: > >>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/> > > >Greg - > >I wouldn't advise regularly dunking them, but my M6's have survived getting >completely soaked several times. The worst time was in a rainstorm in a >canoe in the Mosquito Coast. Everything was soaked. I had my passport in >one of those double sealable waterproof plastic cases. It was waterproof >all right! The water couldn't get out and my passport mildewed. The >Leicas I opened and let dry out overnight. They still work fine. Salt >water would be different. If you get them in salt water, I've heard you >should immerse them in a bucket of fresh water to wash out all of the salt. > Everytime Ernst checks my M's, he says the shutter is perfect so I don't >think you have to worry about splash and rain. :-) > >Leically, > >Tina > > >Tina Manley, ASMP ><http://members.tripod.com/~Tina_Manley/> >