leica1215 Posted June 8, 2015 Share #1 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) are there any protection cover I can buy so when shoot on the beach the fine sands won't goes inside the lens from focusing tab? Â Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pico Posted June 8, 2015 Share #2 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Help me out here - how could sand get in through the focusing tab? I've never considered it before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leica1215 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share #3 Â Posted June 8, 2015 well, sometimes its windy, when you take pictures you rotate the focus tab right, if it happen the wind blow fine sands and you rotate your focus tab, the sand might goes in .. it happened to me when I traveled to Nice last summer. I came back found the focusing tab is not as smooth as before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted June 8, 2015 Share #4 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Help me out here - how could sand get in through the focusing tab? I've never considered it before. Â I'd have thought it was obvious that sand, when fine enough (like talcum powder) and combined with wind, will get in virtually anything and can potentially become problematic for anything mechanical. Â To answer the OP. I think, like with most things that people worry about, you have to use a bit of common sense. Most of the time it is perfectly fine to use a Leica on the beach, provided you change lenses with your back to the wind and try to avoid dropping the camera or lens into the sand. A UV filter can also make sense to keep sand off the front lens element. However, if the sand is especially fine and it is very windy, it might be sensible to take additional precautions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rirakuma Posted June 8, 2015 Share #5 Â Posted June 8, 2015 If you're really that paranoid then cling wrap your lens when you go to the beach. That mist from the ocean will probably do more harm than the sand potentially getting on your lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 8, 2015 Share #6  Posted June 8, 2015 In such extreme cases it might be wise to use an EWA "underwater" housing, limiting as that may be. However my cameras have been coming to the beach a few times a week over many years without any adverse effect. Obviously reasonable  precautions apply, like using an ever-ready case and/or protective filter in high winds, don't put the camera down on the sand, don't change lenses when the wind can blow sand all over your shutter and sensor, keep it under your coat in heavy rain,etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2015 Share #7 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) ... Â Sandy beaches and salty water require waterproof cameras or some older photo stuff you don't mind if it perhaps might get destroyed. Even with an Ewa-Marine camera cape there will be still some risks using an expensive Leica on the beach. http://www.ewa-marine.com/index.php?id=80&L=0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiepphotog Posted June 8, 2015 Share #8  Posted June 8, 2015 Though I have not run into this problem, I think this should get you covered:  http://optechusa.com/rainsleeve.html  And a filter to keep the sand out of the front element. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted June 8, 2015 Share #9 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Normal precautions should prevail,especially around blowing sand. Remove the camera from protective coverings when you are prepared to shoot, otherwise keep it covered. I have always avoided blowing sand, beaches or desert, and waited for things to become calm. Never had any problems (sand related) on any continent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted June 8, 2015 Share #10 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Don't think about anything like a Ewa bag or similar with a rangefinder - they are useless because you can't see through the viewfinder! Just be sensible. I often use my cameras by the sea, on beaches and in other 'risky' places, but not when conditions are problematic (windy, sea spray, heavy rain, whatever). Simple enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted June 8, 2015 Share #11 Â Posted June 8, 2015 Don't take the camera to the beach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted June 8, 2015 Share #12 Â Posted June 8, 2015 I'd have thought it was obvious that sand, when fine enough (like talcum powder) and combined with wind, will get in virtually anything and can potentially become problematic for anything mechanical. Â Sand that fine would be problematic for anyone who breathes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly Posted June 8, 2015 Share #13 Â Posted June 8, 2015 I shoot on Oregon and California beaches with fine sand and sea spray with my M9 and M6 Just use common sense and all is fine. Some of the best pictures come from less than ideal conditions. My advice is don't be precious. Leica cameras and lenses have survived war time usage. They surely can survive trips to the beach. Happy Shooting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sklocke Posted June 8, 2015 Share #14 Â Posted June 8, 2015 H Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 8, 2015 Share #15  Posted June 8, 2015 Don't take the camera to the beach.I don’t think you have beaches in Texas... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted June 8, 2015 Share #16  Posted June 8, 2015 I don’t think you have beaches in Texas... We have a lot of beaches. I think more than Germany. 367 miles of coastline not counting the interior ........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 9, 2015 Share #17  Posted June 9, 2015 Happily corrected, I always thought Texas was landlocked, not doubt caused by Western movies.... Germany has the North, but it is indeed limited, That is why half the license plates are German in summer where I live. I couldn’t not take my camera onto the beach. It is five minutes from my house... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugby Posted June 9, 2015 Share #18  Posted June 9, 2015 You could try one of those disposable shower caps (from hotels).  Place the camera into the show cap and allow the elastic to gather around the lens body, leaving the front lens element to peep out to the scene.  This is also useful for sudden rain showers....    Footnote: you could ask the missus to wear her curlers, to complete the scenario Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted June 9, 2015 Share #20  Posted June 9, 2015 I didn’t doubt the size, I know everything is larger over there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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