Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lawrence Zeitlin lrzeitlin@optonline.net wrote: > No one will pay any attention to this post on wet Leicas anyway, but > what the hell, here it is. True believers will feel that their Leica > is immune to the ravages of nature. Equjpment fetishists will never > take their camera out of the box. I think we really are paying attention. The practial experience of many (as reflected in their own stories) substantiates your advice: if fresh water, dry the camera as soon as possible w/o roasting it. If salt water, either rinse w/ fresh immediately, or it's all over. > The whole waterproofing discussion started when Doug Herr requested > advice for a camera to be used on a kayak. Not really. I mentioned that I intended to use an inexpensive 400mm lens and beat-up SL as my kayaking camera so that in the event of a mishap the financial loss would be relatively small. I should also have mentioned that I'm intending to use this rig in flat water only, most likely only in fresh flat water. Having opened a few Leicaflexes that had seen too much water I'm well aware of the potential hazards - and even if a camera can be dried quickly, there's always the chance that when the kayak turns submarine the entire rig will be lost (with NO witnesses!) thus the desire for an almost-disposable setup. BTW yesterday evening I replaced the meter coil in my kayaking SL, and having already done a funky battery contact repair I popped the battery in and - drumroll please - the thing works! Still a few adjustments to make then we hit the water. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .