MaticB Posted August 28, 2017 Share #81 Posted August 28, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I know the feeling, it's the same with expensive new car, perfect bike, wrist watch etc. Then one day you get first scrach, it's not shiny any more, but, as it is the matter with prime brands, still perform excellently! And this give you confidence, and joy of having them, use them... Matic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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miikka Posted August 28, 2017 Share #82 Posted August 28, 2017 As my first post, I wasn't really sure if I should do a new topic, but my questions seems to fit this topic quite well. Is anybody else hesitant to use their M near sea, like at the beach or cruise? I have had one of my before-Leica cameras to handicap so that the front and rear command wheels does not function that well anymore. That camera was not weather sealed and I have been using it on light rain (of course tried to protect it), beach and cruise (with salt water spray). The problem was fixed, but it happened again. I'm not certain what caused the malfunction though but salt water is my best guess. I would not like that to happen again on any other camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted August 28, 2017 Share #83 Posted August 28, 2017 I have used to practice this rule if I wear some expensive photo equipment: If I stumble and fall, I make sure that I fall at the bottom so the camera can land softly on my stomach. My body will hopefully heal by itself, but the camera will not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentShutter Posted August 28, 2017 Share #84 Posted August 28, 2017 I have used to practice this rule if I wear some expensive photo equipment: If I stumble and fall, I make sure that I fall at the bottom so the camera can land softly on my stomach. My body will hopefully heal by itself, but the camera will not That´s the real spirtit...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted August 29, 2017 Share #85 Posted August 29, 2017 A handy tip: I always make a point of carrying a king-size mattress with me so when I fall, I simply throw it down to ensure a safe and comfortable landing. No harm to me or my camera, and very convenient for an impromptu snooze when required. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 29, 2017 Share #86 Posted August 29, 2017 I have used to practice this rule if I wear some expensive photo equipment: If I stumble and fall, I make sure that I fall at the bottom so the camera can land softly on my stomach. My body will hopefully heal by itself, but the camera will not Well, something similar happened to me three years ago. I was hiking in Ricketts Glen State Park in PA and had my camera gear fortunately well strapped in pouches around the Think Tank Photo Pro belt system. I unbuckled my backpack to make my walk down to get closer to a waterfall. Still on the trail path and fully equipped with good hiking shoes, I slipped on a wet mossy rock and landed hard on my back. None of my camera gear was affected, but after suffering from pain days later I found that one of my ribs was broken. I was very happy that my gear survived but in weeks to come before the fracture healed I certainly felt that health is much more important..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsydaus Posted August 29, 2017 Share #87 Posted August 29, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) A few harsh comments in this thread. Anyone who's driven a new car out of a dealership will know the feeling that the OP is describing. Just like that experience, it will wear off pretty quickly. Enjoy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted August 29, 2017 Share #88 Posted August 29, 2017 I have used to practice this rule if I wear some expensive photo equipment: If I stumble and fall, I make sure that I fall at the bottom so the camera can land softly on my stomach. My body will hopefully heal by itself, but the camera will not I've tried that (not by intention) and got a bruised kidney. I prefer the alternative viewpoint, that you will only ever have one body, but insurance will get you a new camera! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fjeld Posted August 29, 2017 Share #89 Posted August 29, 2017 I have used to practice this rule if I wear some expensive photo equipment: If I stumble and fall, I make sure that I fall at the bottom so the camera can land softly on my stomach. My body will hopefully heal by itself, but the camera will not Sorry if I ruin a perfectly good joke I bring my camera on my daily walks with the dogs in the local mountains, and I wear the camera across my torso with the original strap. Going up I always slip the camera to my back and when descending I slide it to the front. If I stumble and fall forward the camera is on my back and if I slip on the way down it rests on my front. A cheap and easy way to protect something expensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 29, 2017 Share #90 Posted August 29, 2017 I very well understand the liberating feeling of making the first dent or scratch, but as my economic position improved I bought two of everything I liked, and put one away. Sick, eh? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 29, 2017 Share #91 Posted August 29, 2017 Sorry if I ruin a perfectly good joke I bring my camera on my daily walks with the dogs in the local mountains, and I wear the camera across my torso with the original strap. Going up I always slip the camera to my back and when descending I slide it to the front. If I stumble and fall forward the camera is on my back and if I slip on the way down it rests on my front. A cheap and easy way to protect something expensive. And your body - a hard Leica makes for a nasty bruise... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted August 30, 2017 Share #92 Posted August 30, 2017 Maybe try enrolling on a photography workshop or evening class to brush up your skills & get you out & about using your camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauthead Posted August 30, 2017 Share #93 Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) Vladik--I'm caressing it (doing it) in the privacy of my own home. Edited August 30, 2017 by Krauthead Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtwo Posted August 30, 2017 Share #94 Posted August 30, 2017 Only incident that gave me pause was shooting at night near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. A group of kids walked by and one said in English, "He's got a Leica!". Kind of set condition Orange and watched them fade out of sight. You never know, but other than that, no one seems to really notice in environments where 80% of the people in view have cameras and are shooting images (which is just about everywhere these days). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyniev Posted August 30, 2017 Share #95 Posted August 30, 2017 Crossing a street in Beijing and evading a motorcylists, I stumbled on the pavement, my head hitting the side of the tour coach, my Canon 7D with 70-200 mm lens on my right hand broke my fall as well as a Canon 5D2 with a 17-40 mm on the lefthand, little did I know until I returned home and an xray revealed the Canon 7D broke a rib, tiny fracture, but glad that it supported me instead of full impact on the head and the side of the bus. I think the M10 will be too little to break a fall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted August 30, 2017 Share #96 Posted August 30, 2017 Crossing a street in Beijing and evading a motorcylists, I stumbled on the pavement, my head hitting the side of the tour coach, my Canon 7D with 70-200 mm lens on my right hand broke my fall as well as a Canon 5D2 with a 17-40 mm on the lefthand, little did I know until I returned home and an xray revealed the Canon 7D broke a rib, tiny fracture, but glad that it supported me instead of full impact on the head and the side of the bus. I think the M10 will be too little to break a fall. An M10 did break a rib when I fell on it in Dundee in May this year. All healed now, and the M10 has been written off and replaced with another one, courtesy of the insurance company. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 31, 2017 Share #97 Posted August 31, 2017 An M10 did break a rib when I fell on it in Dundee in May this year. All healed now Very good! The hard part is behind you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtwo Posted August 31, 2017 Share #98 Posted August 31, 2017 Just be careful, and when you inevitably sustain a ding, keep calm and shoot on. It's meant to be put to hard use, and the discriminating photographer appreciates equipment (an people) that bear the scars of battle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw Posted September 3, 2017 Share #99 Posted September 3, 2017 Heh, I crashed my motorcycle in Alaska and fell on top of my M Typ 240, and honestly I think it hurt me more than the camera. The lens tore off and was destroyed, the top case pretty beat up (and RF out of alignment) but the thing kept snapping. Almost broke my rib, though. I wouldn't worry about it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 3, 2017 Share #100 Posted September 3, 2017 When using a camera I consider particularly valuable, which can only be a one-of-a-kind camera I built and considering risk the thought that come right to the foreground from military experience, "Behave as if you are already dead", in this case the camera has already been broken. Now I fear most being afraid to live. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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