Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/21
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At 12:37 PM -0400 7/21/01, shino@ubspainewebber.com wrote:
>ewamarine make underwater bags which may prove usable (www.ewamarine.com).
>they are special because the U-F series has a glove which permits on hand
>to manipulate focusing or other camera controls. good to 10m/30ft.
>
>i've never owned, user or seen one, but i've sporadically considered
>buying one
>for 15 years or so.
>
>-rei
>
>
>> From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
>>
>> Buy a used Nikonos, I have a IVa and it works great. Scale focusing is not
>> that hard and the lenses are great underwater. If you try to use your M
>> system inevitably you will get salt water on it and maybe in it. There was
>> an underwater housing made for the M camera in the fifties and early sixties
>> but you could not look through the viewfinder and I would not trust an old
>> housing to be water tight.
>>
>> John Collier
>>
>> > From: "saadi lahlou" <saadi.lahlou@wanadoo.fr>
>> >
>> > Any advice ?
>>
I've used the Ewamarine bags for my sporadic underwater stuff.
They're quite good, but I don't think they work at all for Leica M's.
You can't see through the viewfinder what you are getting, and
winding on can be a pain. If you don't want to get a Nikonos, a cheap
SLR with motor wind and a 28mm lens in Ewa marine is the next best
thing.
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