Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mine gets used in all weather type, and gets wet and never even a minor failure. Went through the Niagra Falls boat ride with not even a sneeze. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 12:34:30 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] Urban Oasis Thanks, Tina and Sonny for the advice. Re weather, I sometimes wonder about Leica's engineering talent. What spooked me about weather was Nathan's story of his M getting fried when sweat ran down his thumb, around the shutter release button, and down to the circuit board. Luckily, the M was still under warrantee. What frosted me was: hadn't Leica engineers ever heard of O-rings? My recollection is (I worked on the Manhattan Project, Chicago Area from 1942 to 1946) that prior to 1945, when we wanted to manipulate something within a vacuum chamber, we had to machine a thing called a "Wilson Seal". Then, around 1945, O-rings made their appearance and life got simpler. (Pardon the biographical bit--symptom of doddering old age. One of these days, you'll probably see me rave about approximately thirty years of flying and horse-back riding.) Herb Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Oct 2, 2012, at 5:57 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > Also, most thieves intent on stealing a camera would go for a huge, > expensive looking DSLR. Nobody knows that Leica cost $7000. It looks like > an old, small film camera. If you are worried about the weather, it is a > lot more durable than you think! I carry mine everywhere. Just got back > from feeding the chickens in the rain, with my MM hanging from my shoulder. > > Tina > > PS: Love the Oasis! > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:45 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >> >>> I'm still trying to discipline myself to take the Leica whenever I leave >>> home. Unfortunately, I'm inhibited when I think about the $7K it cost >>> >> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002484.jpg.html >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002480.jpg.html >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002474.jpg.html >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002473.jpg.html >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1002467.jpg.html >> >> I like the walk-around. >> >> I don't know what to say to you about worrying about inhibitions with the >> 7K camera, except to say that there are very few camera thieves these day >> because pawn shops just don't buy cameras much anymore. >> >> Since there are no real camera shops in most places; (You know, stores >> that >> sell more than two emulsions of film and have a full Used Camera counter.) >> the market for stolen photo goods barely exists. >> >> What's left to fear is pilot error including clumsiness and forgetfulness. >> Insurance can mitigate these. >> >> The main thing is to just do it! Carry the camera all the time so it >> becomes a part of you. >> >> You NEVER know when a picture will jump out in front of you! >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information