Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]NO! In fact, it is not sealed as well as some of the top-of-the-line SLR pro bodies. But that doesn't mean you have to be anal about exposure to moisture. There is no question that Ms can take a lickin and keep on tickin...Tina is probably the best person on this list to ask about Ms and water and mud....:-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of animal Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 11:37 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] water resistance? Hi ,I wondered about this.On other cameras one is warned to keep the body and lenses dry. The Leica manual only asks to extend the shade to guard against finger prints and raindrops. Is the M6 more weather resistant then then other pro type bodies? best regards simon jessurun amsterdam the netherlands - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Don's weekly PAW > Hi Steve, > Yes I shoot neopan 1600 at 1600. The Mark Rabinor development is Xtol 1:3 > for 13.5 minutes at 68F. You might have to adjust for your conditions. And > pretty much the Ted Grant metering technique, find something in the scene > that is middle gray or in combination will be middle gray, adjust, and > shoot. > > And yes, while I don't file the edges of my M, the camera goes everywhere > under whatever conditions prevail. In almost twenty years no service > required. > > Thanks for looking. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html