taking pics on beach advise pls

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Ah, the Republic of Texas... Other states wanting to be republics include California (north and south), Alaska and my own home in the Kingdom of Hawaii. So who's going to make their break first? 

 

I think the other states will understand. Most will never miss us.

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My last visit to the beach:

 

 

Manly 26 by Nicholas, on Flickr

 

 

Manly 28 by Nicholas, on Flickr

 

 

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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.

 

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.

 

 

The sand here is never fine, it's more like grains of salt.

 

However sand can quite easily scratch a lens, it's as hard as glass. Hence a UV filter is advisable.