Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK so ignore my last post. > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >>No, but I was not going to hunt out another DMR to back up the first one. >>In all likelyhood it would have survived, but there were other reasons. >>The DMR is so easy to clean sensor wise, that was not a big issue, but >> the >>weatherproof sealing on the hybrid is dubious in comparison to Helen's >> Oly >>and the Nikons at the upper end. > > I recall a photo posted on this list of a Nikon with attached lens > drenched from rain (was it Howard's?). My R8/DMR has been equally wet, > with no adverse effects. > > I understand about the backup issue! Much easier to buy a backup for a D3 > than for a DMR. I bought a backup DMR when the R-system was discontinued, > because a backup is considered the prudent thing to have on hand. I > thought that if the kayak rolled, or a mountain goat kicked the camera off > a cliff, I wouldn't be completely without a body for my R lenses. In the > two years I've had the backup I've only needed the second body when I sent > one (the "backup" body) to Leica for minor service. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >