Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina wrote: >Somebody over on the LUF was asking how to protect the baseplate of >the M's against scratches so I posted a photo of my M8. I thought >you might like to see it, too. This is the one that has been >dropped in rivers and broke my nose. It still works fine! > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/tinamanley/090917_665_09798.jpg.html > >I don't plan to ever sell it ;-) > Well, they 'stress' iffy antiques, and that's a well-stressed M8. Thanks for reminding me Tina, that keeping your M immaculate is not the name of the game. It's what comes out of it that's important. BTW, as a left-eyed shooter with my nose jammed against the M8 viewscreen, I've been wondering whether to cover my proboscis in suitably clear-view plastic protection. Unfortunately nobody on the Net seems to have the stuff cut to size... :-) Best from drought-stricken Cork - it hasn't poured for at least a week. Alex -- Alex & Carmel Hurst Waterfall Near Cork Ireland Tel: +353 21 454 3328 Mobile: +353 87 245 7048 (A) +353 87 988 9927 (C) email: corkflor at iol.ie (for either of us) Carmel McCarthy <carmelmac at mynovanetworks.net> (for Carmel personally) UK email (when there) corkflor.2 at virgin.net Home Pages: http://www.iol.ie/~corkflor Photo Gallery at: http://corkflor.smugmug.com