Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Slobodan, Sorry to hear of your mishap. I wonder if it reflects the fact that a strong, metal body like the SL's, while appearing very rugged, actually does a poor job of protecting the innards of the camera in the event of a spill, because it transmits the impact to the interior--i.e. similar thinking to that which led to the introduction of crumple zones in modern cars. Nathan S Dimitrov wrote: > Well, dropped another Leica. I had my Leicaflex SL resting on a jacket > in the trunk. When I went to retrieve the jacket that evening I had > forgotten the SL was there. Next thing I know, I hear two clunks as it > bounced off the asphalt. It dinged the rewind side pretty badly and > cracked the prism. Fortunately the 28 on it was unaffected. This of > course comes after I replaced the prism due to its separation from a > rear end accident. > This is my second 'flex that's bit the dust. I think I'll stick with the > later R's and M's at this point. > > Slobodan Dimitrov > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html