Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/19

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Weatherproof camera
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Sun Mar 19 08:21:46 2006
References: <200603190052.k2J0q6K3071829@server1.waverley.reid.org> <df4388f3359c.441d3d96@optonline.net>

I'll second the Nikonos recommendation though I favour the V myself.

John Collier

On 19-Mar-06, at 9:16 AM, lrzeitlin@optonline.net wrote:

>
>
> Feli writes:
>
> <<I'm looking for a camera, with heavy duty environmental sealing. Of
> course
> the lenses should be sealed equally well. I'm excluding the Nikonos
> series
> for several reason.>>
>
> Unless the weatherproof camera is the only one you need, I would  
> reconsider the Nikonos, particularly the older model II and III  
> versions. These metal cased cameras are extremely rugged and  
> absolutely waterproof. The 35mm f2.8 stock Nikon lens is excellent  
> and the 80mm lens is also quite good.
>
> Twenty years ago I did a travel story about kayaking down the Grand  
> Canyon section of the Colorado. Rather than risk my Leicas, I used  
> a Nikonos II. The camera and I spent half the trip submerged in  
> silty river water, but, since God protects fools and idiots, both  
> of us emerged unscathed. True, the lens is scale focusing and there  
> is no camera automation but depth of field and film latitude  
> compensates adequately. Since then I have always kept the Nikonos  
> in the bottom of my camera bag for use
>  in really bad weather. You can pick up a good used Nikonos in any  
> dive shop for less than $200.
>
> And if you get tired of taking pictures with the camera, you can  
> always use it to crack walnuts.

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