Re: [Leica] Re: Spotmatic was Why DO we spend so much money on

[Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu>]

Yeah, but never underestimate the importance of a (few) good bottle(s) 
of wine!

Martin Howard wrote:

> Dante A Stella jotted down the following:
> 
>> And the thing about it that will start the flame war is that the B+W MCR KR1.5
>> on the front was what sealed the lens assembly from all moisture. It formed an
>> air- and water-tight tube with the lens barrel, protecting all the vitals of
>> the camera. So much for skylights being useless.
> 
> 
> Of course, most of just would rather just refrain from tossing our cameras
> into the snow over night and dispense with the UV filter... ;)
> 
> M. 
>