Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/30

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Subject: [Leica] Humid enviroments
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Wed Mar 30 13:06:19 2005
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At 12:09 PM -0800 3/30/05, mak@teleport.com wrote:
>shot M6s in tropical storms and Carribean hurricanes. cared more 
>about getting stunning photos than Leica mystique. I found doing my 
>best to keep cameras from full immersion followed by BAKING in 
>lowest possible heat of LPG oven to drive moisture out of the RF and 
>shutter mechanism worked.

I guess basting it wasn't part of the procedure.

>From: Feli <feli2@earthlink.net>
>Sent: Mar 30, 2005 11:49 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: [Leica] Humid enviroments
>
>Anyone shoot their M7 in a very humid environment?
>I mean REALLY humid, as in monsoon humid.
>
>I'm guessing the best way to deal with this kind of
>moisture is to dry the camera out every night with
>Silica gel etc.
>
>Any pointers regarding camera and lens maintenance
>and preventing fungus growth?
>
>
>thanks,
>
>Feli

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