[Leica] M8 question

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

If I saw moisture condensation in the viewfinder 
I'd know that the camera was seriously in 
trouble, and that immediate corrective action was 
necessary. I'd open it up as much as possible and 
apply hot wind, even to the point where the hot 
air might be more than the camera might normally 
like. 50 to 60?C hot air moving through the 
camera for a while, then after a couple of hours 
let it cool down for another hour or two, and 
then re-insert the battery and hope for the best.

If you get condensation inside a viewfinder, 
whether Leica M8 or any other digital camera you 
are only minutes or at the most an hour or two 
away from a totally dead camera, especially if 
you still have a battery in it and are trying to 
turn it on.

It takes a fair bit of moisture to get that kind 
of condensation. A mechanical camera would also 
be in trouble, but you would have a bit longer 
grace period.



At 3:12 PM +0000 8/20/09, michael at rosenblumtv.com wrote:
>They say moisture trashed the electonics and 
>they want to replace all of them. Repair cost 
>$5000. And they can't guarantee it after that. 
>I did see condensation in the viewfinder but 
>that's it. Camera just died.
>------Original Message------
>From: Steve Barbour
>Sender: lug-bounces+michael=rosenblumtv.com at leica-users.org
>To: Leica Users Group
>ReplyTo: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 question
>Sent: Aug 20, 2009 11:07
>
>
>On Aug 20, 2009, at 12:20 AM, Michael Rosenblum wrote:
>
>>  I used my 2-year old M8 to shoot 4 exposures on a rainy day in
>>  England.
>>  Shortly there after, the camera simply died.
>>  I sent it to Solms and they tell me it is trashed.
>
>
>according to their technical analysis what is wrong with the camera,
>and why did it happen?
>
>
>Steve


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