Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/14

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Subject: RE:Made any dumb [Leica] mistakes lately?
From: daniel mcclenaghan <danielmc@fda.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 01:53:05 -0700

I've only had my leica for about 10 months now,an m4-p and a third 
version 28mm elmarit and recently procured a dr summicron(it's true you 
think you'll be happy with one lens then the sickness takes control). 
now i'm a photo student so i don't have a lot of money but i gladly make 
other sacrifices to afford the greatest camera i have ever owned. but a 
few months ago i went down to the local tide pools for some change of 
subject. i had a kobalux auxillary finder on top of my camera at the 
time. well when it came time to reload i turned the camera upside down 
and let it rest against my chest(hanging from the neck strap). I failed 
to notice i was standing over a six foot deep, water filled crevice. a 
stranger passed buy a commented nice camera. then i heard a "splish" and 
saw my new finder only a week old was sitting six feet under water next 
to assorted sea aneanome. the stranger looked at me grimaced and left 
quickly. i just felt like an idiot. good thing i didn't fork out the 
dough for a leica finder. the waves were already coming in and soon 
rescue attempts would be impossible so i did what i had to do, i paid my 
friend $5.00 to dive down a get it. when i got it home i soaked it in 
fresh water then dismanteled it rather crudely and cleaned all of the 
inside elements and put it back together. it doesn't work as well as it 
did before it went for a swim but it still works none the less.


                              daniel mcclenaghan