Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/22

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Subject: [Leica] M8 question
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:34:47 -0500
References: <B99E4658-513B-4706-95CC-D0441393FFF8@rosenblumtv.com>

my M8 has been in rain
but not "soaked"
rather in and out of my jacket
as needed.

certainly wouldn't use it in a downpour.
Nor would I use my 5D
any other camera in a downpour
(except a Nikonos)
without proper housing
or plastic bags.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

On Aug 20, 2009, at 2:20 AM, Michael Rosenblum wrote:

> I used my 2-year old M8 to shoot 4 exposures on a rainy day in  
> England.
> Shortly there after, the camera simply died.
> I sent it to Solms and they tell me it is trashed. They offer to  
> sell me a new M8.2 at just under the BHphoto price.
> Has this happened to anyone else?
> Can you not use the M8 on a rainy day?
>
>
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