Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alan, the M3 has no electronics inside. The M8/9 does, and they are not particularly well protected. My M8 had to go to Solms for a board replacement because I had dripped some sweat on it while cycling along the beach. The sweat got inside the camera via the shutter button and corroded some stuff inside. Fortunately I had bought the M8 in the UK and it was still within the 2-year Passport warranty period. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Dec 19, 2011, at 4:01 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > On Sun, 18 Dec 2011 Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> Yes, rain and Leica M8/9 do not mix well, despite some people >> experiences. > >> Cheers, >> Nathan > ==================================================================================================== > I didn't realize there was a problem with damp conditions. For that much > money, I would expect a camera to be more durable. A few times I've > gotten my M3 pretty wet when I've pursued a picture in the rain or snow - > when I wanted the image, I forgot about the camera - but it came through > fine. > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >