Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/21

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Subject: [Leica] M8
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:12:10 +0200
References: <1751219421-1250764431-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1817417149-@bxe1035.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> <4A8E608F.3050002@hale-pohaku.net> <FF5A66BB-40E3-48E3-AA96-44C7355BB8C4@frozenlight.eu> <23a0a61f0908210347q7eb3a64atb88a6c1b134dc9ff@mail.gmail.com> <443AB36EC9613B4A93DCC51E16BA4DF98D14CFF2@LONMAIL.mbam.local>

Leica?s innovative new electronics - the disintegrated circuit.

That circuit board looks as if a bead of sweat from the assembler 
dropped on it. I took apart an old flashgun the other day, its 
electronics were cast in epoxy - why did people stop doing that?

Cheers
Douglas

Neil Beddoe wrote:
> I love my little M6 and its fantastically over-hyped and over-priced 
> lenses but why anyone would buy a digital Leica depreciation box has 
> always been beyond me.  Now I hear they die if someone breathes damp 
> breath on them!  
>
> I look forward to the day when they sell for ?150 so I can have a play 
> with one.  Nobody else will buy them because hardened Leica users will 
> blow their thousands on the latest gizmo (if the S2 doesn't bring the 
> company down first) and nobody else will buy one because they won't be 
> able to afford the lenses.
>
> Neil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+neil.beddoe=mbamfunds.com at leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+neil.beddoe=mbamfunds.com at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of simon jessurun
> Sent: 21 August 2009 11:47
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8
>
> I had to use my markIII on the fore deck of a 70 footer in a force 10 going
> really really fast.Thought that would be the end of the camera.Washed it 
> off
> later in jenever( a kind of gin) No problems what so
> ever.best,simon
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
> frozenlight.eu>wrote:
>
>   
>> My M8 has had a little rain on it from time to time, most recently in
>> Warsaw in June, without any problems. I suspect what ruined the M8 for the
>> guy in Greenland was the combination of cold and moisture.
>>
>> But in the end, neither the M8 nor any of the consumer-level DSLRs are
>> rainproof. Electronics and water simply don't mix. That is another reason 
>> I
>> have my Bessa R2M with me on trips--since that camera is mechanical (and
>> cheap!) I don't worry so much.
>>
>> If you really need to shoot in rain on a regular basis, then one of the
>> pro-level DSLRs is for you. My Canon 1D2 could take any Amsterdam downpour
>> without any problems (provided I also used one of the weatherproof L
>> lenses). But it was HEAVY and BIG and the M8 takes better pictures.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>
>> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 21, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Dennis wrote:
>>
>>  interesting, especially in light of Tina's positive experience with her 
>> M8
>>     
>>> Then again, it looks like you are not alone with moisture and the M8:
>>> http://photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00QzFD
>>>
>>> It would seem that the M8 does not have weather sealing equivalent to 
>>> that
>>> found on the top end Canon and Nikon SLRs, but they should.
>>>
>>> Is weather seal in the M8.2 improved?
>>>
>>>
>>> michael at rosenblumtv.com wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Repair shop in Solms tells me I totally trashed an M8 by shooting for 5
>>>> mins. in a light rain in England. Anyone have similar water damage 
>>>> issues?
>>>> Now, M8, 8.2 or wait for 9?
>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>>
>>>>         
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Replies: Reply from joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low) ([Leica] M8)
Reply from r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor) ([Leica] M8)
In reply to: Message from michael at rosenblumtv.com (michael at rosenblumtv.com) ([Leica] M8)
Message from dennis at hale-pohaku.net (Dennis) ([Leica] M8)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] M8)
Message from simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun) ([Leica] M8)
Message from Neil.Beddoe at mbamfunds.com (Neil Beddoe) ([Leica] M8)