Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/16

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Subject: [Leica] M9
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:21:45 -0700
References: <4AD86EA5.8020903@comporium.net> <COL119-W406E191334529B70F7246582C30@phx.gbl> <4AD91FC4.9010409@comporium.net> <9D7406FA-4C96-4590-9DBD-BD4B4B20B138@aotera.org>

On Oct 16, 2009, at 7:14 PM, Spencer Cheng wrote:

> Tina,
>
> The fact that moisture got inside the m-9 body, if only it is a bit  
> of fogging, is not a good thing. Electronics and moisture just don't  
> get along. You got lucky with your M-8. I wouldn't count on it with  
> this M-9.



please keep us posted Tina especially on this moisture issue, it  
scares me for sure...

I avoid moisture even with older, sealed cameras...

but I am always careful...



I truly hope you are not tempting the devil,


Steve




>
> Regards,
> Spencer
>
> On Oct 16, 2009, at 21:37, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> I used the M9 all day in the pouring rain.  It got drenched and the  
>> viewfinder fogged up.  I was worried for awhile because my M8s  
>> didn't fog up under the same circumstances.  I dried the M9 out in  
>> front of the car heater and the viewfinder cleared up after about  
>> 20 minutes.  Since I couldn't see through it, I used hyperfocal  
>> focusing until the viewfinder cleared.  The photos look fine except  
>> for the raindrops on the lens!!
>
>
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Replies: Reply from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] M9)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] M9)
Message from gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo) ([Leica] M9)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] M9)
Message from spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng) ([Leica] M9)