Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I've used the camera in very light rain and snow. Always kept my finger over the shutter release and switch; and returned it to inside the jacket between shots. Once inside soft cloth drying. With this limited exposure - never a problem. I've never allowed a drenching. So no idea what you may expect. However, anxious to hear your end result. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 22, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Juan Buhler wrote: > Hello, > > I'm coming out of lurkerdom to ask: Has anyone had an M8 die because > of rain? I shot in the rain yesterday for about one hour here in San > Francisco. It was cold, also. Later, I left the camera in my car, and > then took it inside. This morning, without checking anything else, I > tried turning the camera on. Nothing. Then I realized there's a bit of > condensation visible in the main viewfinder window. > > I took the battery out, and now the M8 is sitting on top of my > computer here at work. > > Any ideas as to what I can expect? Any chances it will revive when it > dries inside? Should I use a hair drier on it? > > Thanks! > > j > > -- > Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information