Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Boon, I don't think I am the expert to tell you whether it is safe to shoot in confinement full of SARS patients. We wear full protective clothing and yet nurses and doctors go down with SARS. The _exact_ mode of transmission is still not fully understood. I doubt you will be able to use your Leica M. With the goggles, N100 mask and full face shield you are supposed to wear, your eyes will be several inches away from the camera eyepiece. You will be much better off with a digital camera, using its LCD screen for composing. I disinfect my goggles, stethoscopes etc. with 70% alcohol. Whether you would like to do the same to your Leica is another question! In my case I use a Canon S45 digital camera in a modified underwater housing and it is far easier to disinfect the housing than the camera. Best regards, Joseph on 23/4/03 10:53 am, Red Dawn at reddawn@singnet.com.sg wrote: > Hi Joseph, > > i haven't been following the list closely recently due to the SARS thing (i > live in Singapore, which is one of the infected countries :[ ). I've > recently been offered the chance to shoot in the major SARS affected > hospital to document the work of doctors and nurses as a tribute to them. > > from ur judgement, is it safe for a photographer to work within the confines > of a SARS hotbed if all the necessary precautions are taken and provided the > photographer does not go too close to the patients themselves? (as least, > not as close as the doctors get!) > > and how do i disinfect my Leicas anyway? since the disease is airborne and > transmitted via droplets, would it be just enough to put the gear in a dry > case with plenty of silica gel to get everything all dried up? > > Boon Hwee - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html