[Leica] M8 failure in snow

[RicCarter]

I’ve not seen any particular moisture sensitivity on eith of my M8s

shutters in both though went terminal and were replaced at my expense

both were the 1/8000 shutters and were replace by the 1/4000

ric


> On Mar 14, 2017, at 2:36 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> Tina’s experience notwithstanding, my M8 too had to go Germany just because some sweat dripped from my face onto the top of the camera and got inside. I do not consider the M8 (or any other digital M) “bullet proof”. They are fragile, temperamental things, capable of great images, yes, but fragile. My M8 is now dedicated to sunny days only.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 14 Mar 2017, at 00:06, Richard Endress <rendress at mac.com> wrote:
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>> Hello all, 
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>> Once again my beloved M8 has failed in damp conditions. Shutter quit when I got caught in a rainstorm. Same thing today when I was out in a heavy snowstorm today. Shutter quit after about 15 minutes and I was shielding the camera in my jacket but once the top deck got wet. Anyone else have this happen. I am sure many of you have been shooting in similar conditions. Any suggestions for a cure. I know the camera will dry out by tomorrow. But the event will be over. I am disappointed with what I thought was my bullet proof camera. I guess I am back to film in my M6.   
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>> Richard Endress
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