Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/27

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Subject: [Leica] Waterproof Leicas?
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 17:42:38 -0500

Lugnuts:

Since I will be spending a considerable amount of time in a canoe this 
summer, I have been searching for ways to take photos with waterproof 
cameras.   My choices seem to be to buy a "cheap" waterproof 
point-and-shoot or to find an underwater camera housing to protect one of 
my  Leica M's.  I'd rather go the Leica route.  My other Leicas will be 
traveling in a Pelican waterproof case.  All of the camera housings that I 
have found are for Nikon, Canon, or point-and-shoot cameras.  Is it the 
nature of this beast that the camera be auto-focus?  Even the EWA type 
plastic bags do not include rangefinders in their list of supported 
cameras.  How difficult would it be to focus through the waterproof 
bag?  Any suggestions for photographing from a canoe with Leicas?

Thanks!


Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com