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Subject: [Leica] M8 failure in snow
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:05:28 -0700
References: <9EE7DF8D-6620-46DA-B13E-86B94AF0E777@mac.com>

Is your battery dying due to cold

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 13, 2017, at 4:06 PM, Richard Endress <rendress at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello all, 
> 
> Once again my beloved M8 has failed in damp conditions. Shutter quit when 
> I got caught in a rainstorm. Same thing today when I was out in a heavy 
> snowstorm today. Shutter quit after about 15 minutes and I was shielding 
> the camera in my jacket but once the top deck got wet. Anyone else have 
> this happen. I am sure many of you have been shooting in similar 
> conditions. Any suggestions for a cure. I know the camera will dry out by 
> tomorrow. But the event will be over. I am disappointed with what I 
> thought was my bullet proof camera. I guess I am back to film in my M6.   
> 
> Richard Endress
> rendress at me.com <mailto:rendress at me.com>
> 
> http://questingbeast.zenfolio.com <http://questingbeast.zenfolio.com/>
> 
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