Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20

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Subject: [Leica] M8
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:34:54 -0700
References: <2091577463-1250791853-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-181007718-@bxe1035.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <3FEDD1AC-D92B-48CA-BAEE-D7851C1CB439@gmail.com>

On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:29 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:

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> On Aug 20, 2009, at 11:08 AM, michael at rosenblumtv.com wrote:
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>> No. Had it for 2 years. Into Solms twice. Once for IR, once for  
>> electrical issue. This was third trip to Germany
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> interesting Mike...
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> just wondering of course if a temporal association proves causation,  
> as is so often assumed...
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> if failure after a minimal water exposure sounds totally  
> unbelievable, as you would have it, then maybe it is unbelievable...
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> so it's conceivable that something else in the camera's previous two  
> year history caused its failure...
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> Steve

add...but with moisture visible in the vf, it sure sounds like it got  
soaking wet, at least...


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>> ------Original Message------
>> From: Steve Barbour
>> Sender: lug-bounces+michael=rosenblumtv.com at leica-users.org
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> ReplyTo: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8
>> Sent: Aug 20, 2009 13:55
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>> On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:31 AM, michael at rosenblumtv.com wrote:
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>>> Repair shop in Solms tells me I totally trashed an M8 by shooting
>>> for 5 mins. in a light rain in England.
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>> so I gather that was the first time you used it ? Sounds amazing...
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>> Steve
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>>> Anyone have similar water damage issues? Now, M8, 8.2 or wait for 9?
>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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>> warm regards, Steve
>> steve.barbour at gmail.com
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> warm regards, Steve
> steve.barbour at gmail.com
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warm regards, Steve
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