[Leica] busted hexar (was digital M redoux)

[shino@ubspainewebber.com]

steve,

has the hexar completely recovered?

those electronic epileptic fits like blinking LEDs and intermittent
whirring noises give me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about.

- -rei


> From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk>
> 
> Ok, the Friday before last I went with a colleague from work to a large
> exhibition of diamonds here in Paris - luckily she wasn't wanting free
> samples or expecting me to buy her any of the exhibits. Had to queue for
> about 40mins in the pouring, and I mean pouring, rain. Got back to my
> apartment and the inside of my rucksack was damp, no it wasn't damp it was
> wet. Took out my hexar RF and noticed that the LCD was blinking and the
> camera was making a whirring noise once every 30 seconds or so. One dead
> camera, took batteries out. Following morning put batteries back still not
> working. Saturday evening tried again and it clicked back into life even
> though the film that had been in the body had advanced to the last frame.
> 
> Moral - water and electronics do _not_ mix
> 
> 
> Steve