[Leica] Waterproof M8's

[scheng at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng)]

Tina,

Assuming you and your M8 survives your sojourn, it might be a good  
idea to send your camera back to Leica for servicing. M-8 sounds like  
it is sealed quite well since it has survived so far but I think you  
are pushing the design limit.

As for your mission trip, leeches, rain forest, 35C and 100% humidity?  
Would you be terribly offended if I said no to signing up? You make a  
terrible recruiter! :)

Regards,
Spencer

On Jul 21, 2008, at 22:27, <images@comporium.net>  
<images@comporium.net> wrote:

> At 10:14 AM 7/21/2008, you wrote:
>
> Well, I'm certainly testing it out!  Today we had an even stronger  
> deluge and by the time we came off the mountain, the stream that we  
> had to cross was 40 feet wide and waist deep.  The current was so  
> strong that even with three guys holding on to me, I went underwater  
> along with my M8's.  They were submerged for several minutes until I  
> could get my footing.  One team did not make it off the mountain and  
> is spending the night in the village because a bridge was washed  
> away.  If I had had a choice, I would have stayed, too, instead of  
> walking out through knee-deep mud as lightning crashed all around us.
>
> My M8's seem to be fine.  I'm not sure about me, though!!
>
> Tina
>
> PS  Anybody want to sign up for one of my mission trips to Central  
> American?
>