Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess that's a good reason for having the crown screwed down. I have gotten salt water all over my Datejust and had no problems with it after washing it later that night. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:43:14 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] 2010 BOATING PESO - Bruising Seas Oh boy, salt water in an M8! :-((( (Or any digital camera for that matter.) Even the thought sends chills down my spine. I once got salt water in my Rolex GMT Master and didn't have the guts to put it in a plastic bag of fresh water to stop the rusting. By the time I got it to a repair shop a day later it was beyond repair. I doubt dunking is a good idea for a soaked digital camera, BTW. That's only for mechanical stuff. Regards, Dick On Aug 10, 2010, at 3:07 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > They are a pain, but less so at times. > > This summer I got knocked on my ass in the surf by a kid on a belly board. > > Boy was I glad it was the nikonos and not M8. > > ric > > > On Aug 10, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: > >> Thanks Ric. Had a Nikonos once and used it on the Cal 40 I crewed on for >> a few years. Great images and no worries about salt water getting on it, >> but with only scale focus and no exposure meter, I found it a pain to >> use. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information