Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, Never had any problems with dust with the DMR, other than cleaning the sensor. Did worry though about water, but the few times it has been wet it performed just fine. Cold is not a problem at all, as mine has soaked in -20 F for hours and worked fine. Now batteries are another matter, but now I have a Quantum Turbo and external cable, No Worries. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: lug at leica-users.org Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:05:29 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 long reply IMGs > 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information