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Subject: [Leica] 2010 BOATING PESO - Bruising Seas
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:03:18 -0400
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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
>> 
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