Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14

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Subject: [Leica] FUD
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:29:27 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Howard Cummer wrote:

>On 14 Aug 2011, at 8:53 PM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote:
>>
>> Howard, I don't believe you were intentionally trying to frighten  
>> Alastair, but having no experience with the DMR, what's your basis  
>> for the belief that it would not survive the harsh conditions you  
>> depicted?  I see absolutely no foundation for your belief.
>>
>> Perhaps those who are interested can contact jaapv who is an l- 
>> camera-forum moderator and I believe has taken his DMR to Africa.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>Doug,
>I used a friend's DMR briefly in Hong Kong - so I guess we will just  
>have to agree to disagree in a friendly fashion.
>That's okay too.
>Howard

Yes I think we'll just have to disagree.  I have used the DMR is rather 
harsh and remote environments and it hasn't had any problems.  The dust 
depicted in your photo wouldn't keep me from using my camera.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com