Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i remember it, i almost got it done for my minolta x-700 back then but i am not that old On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 20:38:08 -0600, Jeffery Smith <jefferys@gmail.com> wrote: > Any of you who are my age remember when Ritz used to sell "ruggedized" > cameras back in the '70s? They took a new SLR, and glued pleated > rubber all over the outside of it? I've never seen one show up on the > used market, so I doubt that they sold many of them. > > > On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:01:13 -0500, Ed Kowaleski <ekowaleski@twmi.rr.com> > wrote: > > I almost totally demolished a D70 this summer while on vacation in > > Russia. > > I had a 24-120 G lens mounted on in and as I exited a bus the lens barrel > > hit or was caught on something and ripped the lens off the body. With > > the > > body came number of loose springs, bezels, ABS mounting rings, and > > assorted > > screws. The lens was fine but the body was a wreck. Still, Nikon > > repaired > > it for $280 and it appears to work as well as new. They do break. > > > > Ed K > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 8:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Intro > > > > >> I want something hardy as I play hard with the kids. That is why I > > >> am > > >> not looking at the d70. > > > > > > You think you're going to damage the D70? Not very likely, unless you > > > smash it hard into concrete. An M7 will need realligment of the > > > rangefinder from much less of an impact than would even be visible on a > > > D70. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad