Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, the seal failed for reasons unknown. Regards, Dick On Aug 10, 2010, at 4:38 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > I guess that's a good reason for having the crown screwed down. I have > gotten salt water all over my Datejust and had no problems with it after > washing it later that night. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at comcast.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 2:43:14 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] 2010 BOATING PESO - Bruising Seas > > Oh boy, salt water in an M8! :-((( (Or any digital camera for that > matter.) Even the thought sends chills down my spine. I once got salt > water in my Rolex GMT Master and didn't have the guts to put it in a > plastic bag of fresh water to stop the rusting. By the time I got it to a > repair shop a day later it was beyond repair. > > I doubt dunking is a good idea for a soaked digital camera, BTW. That's > only for mechanical stuff. > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > On Aug 10, 2010, at 3:07 PM, Ric Carter wrote: > >> They are a pain, but less so at times. >> >> This summer I got knocked on my ass in the surf by a kid on a belly board. >> >> Boy was I glad it was the nikonos and not M8. >> >> ric >> >> >> On Aug 10, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Richard Taylor wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ric. Had a Nikonos once and used it on the Cal 40 I crewed on for >>> a few years. Great images and no worries about salt water getting on it, >>> but with only scale focus and no exposure meter, I found it a pain to >>> use. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information