Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, if you are just being a tourist, if your singular camera dies, you can record the images in the stereoscopic fast scanning single pixel camera. While the memory device can get fuzzy and corrupted easily, it can record movement and sound, and even olfactory senses as well :-) On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > It has nothing to do with the camera model nor Brand... The camera could > "die" from: factory fault, theft, droppage, forgetfulness ( leaving it in > a > Taxi), etc. > It is prudent to take a backup camera on any trip, especially one that > might > be or is a once in a lifetime. Film or DIgital. > > And as far as pros go, if you do not carry a backup, personally, I would > never hire you to do a job......you take too many chances. > > Frank Filippone > red735i at earthlink.net > > > -----Original Message----- > I took my M8 to Europe for 3 months with no backup, worked perfectly. > (Actually the wife also brought her D200) ;-) 3 years now and zero > problems. > > Gene > > Secondarily... If your M8 Dies, what will you do to take pictures? By > taking your film camera, you have a backup.... and you COULD buy more film > of some type in an emergency,,,,,,, > > Frank Filippone > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963