Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Underwater (was leicas in the rain)
From: Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 20:13:38 -0800
References: <v03130308b86f7efddcb8@[209.53.150.164]>

I've seen an underwater kit (must have been 30-40 years old) for an M Series
camera in the display case at the
far right side of the Tamarkin store, forgot which M, though.
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From: "BrutuS" <brutus@mda.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Cc: "she's 18; he's 31" <bwdaly@bigfatpipe.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Underwater (was leicas in the rain)


> >something i've been wondering: for underwater photograpy, you're limited
> >to 36 frames before you have to come up, dry the whole thing off, and
> >reload.  how do you economize your shooting?
> In many cases environmental factors (cold and effects of pressure)  limit
> the dive time and frequency anyhow (for example, 45 minutes down and
> 1 hour in between for recreational dives, though much longer dives are
> possible). A diving photographer needing more exposures could carry
> extra camera(s), or use specialized (uncommon) gear that accepts
> longer (not in standard cartridge) rolls.
>
>
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