Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:35:02 -0400 (EDT) > From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 long reply IMGs > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> I was 'forced' into nikon by the scuttling of the R system and my >> desire >> to continue using an SLR in far away places. I had already risked >> the DMR >> in the Arctic and Antarctic and had 'survived', but I knew that the >> dusty >> conditions of our next venture to Africa would sorely test the >> Leica: this >> was confirmed by Jay and Howard, who simply told me to "forget it". > > How did Jay and Howard confirm this? Did they take a DMR to Africa > and it failed? > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com Hi Doug, I sent Alastair the following picture and wondered if his rare and irreplaceable DMR would survive. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/TigerPeople/JeepDustw.jpg.html Howard