Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The thing is, once you apply power to a soggy electronic device it frequently grows enough components that it is behind economical repair. In Tina's case, looking into a used monochrome might be a better choice than a full blown new M10 monochrome. Work flow is much faster with a pixel count toward 24 than over 40. If your primary use is selling images the primary uses don't require a high pixel image. On Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 8:23 PM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > I had a Nikon D4 and a 200-400mm f4 lens sink to the bottom of a decorative > pond in a hotel in Bandhavgarh, and stay below for at least 8-10 minutes > before they were taken out (in 2014). The D4 was rescued completely by > Nikon India (cost was US$500) and works flawlessly even today. The > 200-400mm lens works without a hitch from 200mm to 350mm, but for some > strange reason will not focus at 400mm (cost was US$300). Not a bad bit of > recovery for something I had mentally written off on the day the mishap > occurred. I think the Canikon pro stuff are much better engineered and > sealed to withstand extreme equipment wrecking situations than any other > manufacturer, based on my personal experiences. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 1:06 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > The camera and I sank with a boat on a river in Laos. The camera and I > > were completely underwater. The SL sank, too, but it seems to be working > > fine. > > > > They let me know that the 50/1.4 (which was on the Monochrome) can be > > repaired and cleaned for $480. I haven't sent the SL in yet. > > > > Tina > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 2:30 PM CJ andS via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > > wrote: > > > > > unable or unwilling? Did it fall into the ocean, suffer a tropical > > > moonsoon, or experience a midwest rain? > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2020 at 1:54 PM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at > > > summaventures.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > but it's a Leica! you're supposed to be able to drive a Panzer over > it > > > > and it still keeps on taking photos... > > > > > > > > Clearly Leica's new technology isn't as good as the old ;-) > > > > > > > > So sorry to hear the news. > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > On 04/03/2020 15:47, Tina Manley via LUG wrote: > > > > > Bad news from Leica today: > > > > > > > > > > DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE WATER DAMAGE TO > YOUR > > > > > CAMERA, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO REPAIR IT. WE WILL BE RETURNING IT BACK > TO > > > YOU > > > > > WITH NO WORK PERFORMED. THANK YOU > > > > > > > > > > Guess I'll look at the new one. :-( When the stock market goes > up! > > > > > > > > > > Tina > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Chris Saganich > > > www.imagebrooklyn.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley > > < > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >