Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No issues with my M8 either and it has been well drenched also. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:39:54 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: [Leica] Water resistant Leica Larry it is a huge stretch to declare that Nathan's camera's problem was caused by a drop of sweat. Unless you are a product liability lawyer or something. I read your list of 'shortcomings'. Nope no occurrences here. I just checked and my M8 and M9 haven't spontaneously combusted either. Whew!. 2009/12/22 Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > At 08:50 PM 12/21/2009, you wrote: > >> I don't class Nathan as a high risk >> combat photographer but if his Leica dies because of a drop of sweat >> imagine >> the perils of using a similar camera in Indonesia, Somalia, Iran or >> Columbia. >> >> Let's see now - magenta cast, banding, cracked IR filters, bad battery >> chargers, corner fall off, high ISO noise, no environmental sealing - have >> I >> forgotten anything? I love my film M3s (except in a marine environment) >> but >> I think the digital Ms need a lot of work. >> >> Larry Z >> > > My M8's have been under water with me in Honduras, dropped on marble floors > in India, throughly rained on in Peru, and fallen on in the John Muir > Wilderness. My M9 has only been to New York, Massachusetts, and South > Carolina so far, but it has been drenched in the rain several times. It > has > no magenta cast, banding, cracked IR filter, bad battery, corner fall off. > I don't need high ISOs because I have fast Leica lenses. My M9 is the > camera I've been waiting for since I switched to digital. I guess I'm just > very lucky. > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information