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Subject: [Leica] IMGs: about that M8 in the rain
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:15:13 -0700
References: <DDD37094-DA0F-45BB-BFFE-0BEC8F445D1A@mac.com><5D8E0AC4-220C-4CC2-89F5-49A010A692FE@rosenblumtv.com> <200909171639.BWL13056@rg5.comporium.net> <091820090350.23607.4AB30383000643B300005C37223245003003010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

On Sep 17, 2009, at 8:50 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:

>
>
> I also shoot in the rain all the time with my M8.  On the other hand  
> I do not dunk it in rivers like Tina... Not yet any ways.  ;-)

the more I think about this crazy issue, aside from submersion-a la  
Tina, the more I feel that rain is less of a threat than high humidity  
coupled with changing temperatures...

air will enter the camera body more easily than water, and if that air  
is full of moisture, coupled with an abrupt  temperature change...one  
can readily imagine what the inside of the camera will look like...

I guess the worst change might involve going from a warm & humid place  
to a cold & dry place...but it's late, I'm tired, if I've got it wrong  
someone please correct me,

Steve

>
>
> Gene  -------------- Original message from Tina Manley <images at 
> comporium.net 
> >: --------------
>
>
>> At 11:07 AM 9/17/2009, you wrote:
>>> I think I will be more cautious in the future with my M9. The 8 is a
>>> paperweight.
>>>
>>> On Sep 17, 2009, at 11:03 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>>>>>
>> y-rain.html
>>>>>
>>
>> But he had no problem with the M8 in the rain!  I've shot in the rain
>> many times with my M8s and dropped them in a river, but they still  
>> work fine.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Tina Manley
>> www.tinamanley.com
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] IMGs: about that M8 in the rain)
Message from michael at rosenblumtv.com (Michael Rosenblum) ([Leica] IMGs: about that M8 in the rain)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMGs: about that M8 in the rain)
Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com) ([Leica] IMGs: about that M8 in the rain)