Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]several years ago i actually managed to drive my 1992 corvette over a soft bag which contained my contax T2. only the left rear wheel passed over the bag, with about 49% of about 3300lbs over the 2 rear wheels, i figure the total load on the one wheel was maybe 808 lbs. miraculously, the camera was not damaged, which was more than this complete bonehead deserved. :-) - -rei > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> > > He saw a demonstration by Leica Solms that they've been playing with for > some time and you know what? > > It means diddly squat because how many people the world over drive their > vehicles over their cameras? > > Sure, sure, I understand it's supposed to illustrate the strength of the > camera body, but lets get real, who the hell cares because no one in their > right mind is going to put the camera or any camera to that kind of thing.