Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]H&ECummer wrote: > >> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:35:02 -0400 (EDT) >> From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 long reply IMGs >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Alastair Firkin wrote: >> >>> I was 'forced' into nikon by the scuttling of the R system and my >>> desire >>> to continue using an SLR in far away places. I had already risked >>> the DMR >>> in the Arctic and Antarctic and had 'survived', but I knew that the >>> dusty >>> conditions of our next venture to Africa would sorely test the >>> Leica: this >>> was confirmed by Jay and Howard, who simply told me to "forget it". >> >> How did Jay and Howard confirm this? Did they take a DMR to Africa >> and it failed? >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >Hi Doug, >I sent Alastair the following picture and wondered if his rare and >irreplaceable DMR would survive. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/TigerPeople/JeepDustw.jpg.html > Ah! The FUD factor. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com