I still don't believe it. Went down this morning expecting a non response from the M8 on its warm bed next to the Aga. Put the battery in, loaded a card, put a lens on. No joy, but then I switched it on and off several times and it now works, the shutter fires.
How happy am I?
Thank you for all the advice and encouragement, sorry to have taken up so much bandwidth with my woes.
I am elated that the camera now functions (everything seems fine as far as I have tested) and hopefully this water glitch/fault line will never trouble me again. My pockets will nowbe bulging with purloined shower caps, plastic bags the lot.
This whole episode leaves me with mixed feelings. Yes the camera came back so it has resilience, but should it have packed up in light rain like it did? Finally, do Leica understand the trauma they put us through? Joking apart I have spent a miserable couple of days. Still, as long as it keeps shooting I suppose I will forgive and forget.
Now the problem is, do I still need a second camera?????????????