Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas Herr the smiling smart ass of California... ;-) :-) asked: Subject: Re: [Leica] RE:The amazing SL > Does that include standing on the camera or covering it with cow sh!t?<<< Doug, I did demonstrate to some photo buddies one day, as Leica offered that one could stand on top of the prism to demonstrate the body strength "you can stand on the body of an SL!" I did it, then a couple of guys tried it with a Nikon, but one guy rocked the camera back and forth with his 250 lbs. and the removable prism was completely screwed-up! ;-) However the SL took it like a true Leica should. :-) Now the cow shit episode was with an R8 and an M6 with Noctilux. The saving part for the R8 was I had it slung sideways behind my left arm so it didn't get any. Whereas the M6 and Nocti took the full flush flow as did I! ;-) Whew !!!!!!!!!! And worse? We weren't finished shooting, so wiped off what we could and carried on till it was done. But then it was an hour drive back to the hotel with all the windows down in he car. The funny part was the couple who were about to get on the same elevator with my son and I, then they caught a whiff, backed off quickly and decided on another lift. :-) ted - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html