Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]M 's can take a hell of a lot of abuse...but when you ask Tina her opinion (and you should).... be sure to tell her your name is "animal" so she can factor that in. ;-) Steve >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 - -- Steve Barbour - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html