Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on Ted - first thing I did with my M6 about five years ago was take it out in the rain for a test roll. No coddling my baby! Must have "trained" it well, too. The same camera has since been drenched in salt water spray twice - once up near Kodiak when a sudden wave came over the bow of an open skiff (while I had the camera back open to change film, even!); the other time under the Golden Gate bridge, when a Coast Guard 47' boat driver interpreted my radio signal to get a "little" closer as a "LOT" closer. He really dowsed all of us in the Zodiak, including my M6. Both times, I spent an hour or two cleaning camera and lenses with fresh water. Everything came out right as rain! So train those Leicas for the tough times right from the start! Show 'em who's boss! *Use* Leica's; *invest* in stocks. . . er, bonds maybe . . . Regards, Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger PS It's really easy to break in your Leica's with aerial photography, too. You can't even hear them go "CLUNK" against each other over the noise of the aircraft. > Denis Boisclair wrote: > >>>>>> > I keep the camera in an ever-ready case and cosset it like a baby Ted's response > it's just a damn picture taking machine so loaded it > with film, throw yourself out of the house and have a wonderful time making > exposures with one of the world's truly great cameras. :-) And prepare > yourself for many more scratches, dings and trivial bumps and bangs over the > ensuing years