Fed Posted July 10, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I need your wise advice about using my M8,2 on a trekking in South Greenland this summer. Which lenses ( zeiss 21, lux 35, 90, 135?), rain protection. Everything will be usefull. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted July 10, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 10, 2009 Beware that one member terminated his M8 in Greenland by condensation. You will have to keep it in a Pelican case with Silicagel. No problem using it in moist circumstances, the problem is storing it at dew point. With that caveat, it seems to me to be an ideal trekking companion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fed Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted July 10, 2009 Thank you Jaapv, I will keep the M8 as dry as posible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 10, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 10, 2009 It can be tricky. I the case I mentioned it was kept inside a camera rucksack, inside a tent with pouring rain outside and quite low temperatures for eight hours with the best of intentions of "keeping it dry". The user inadvertently made a condensation chamber that way. The solutions are the same as in a tropical rainforest or sailing in a leaky boat in the Bahamas. Keep the camera either in a well-ventilated place or (best) inside a hermetically sealed dry case with Silcagel when not in use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Pope Posted July 10, 2009 Share #5 Posted July 10, 2009 Thank you Jaapv, I will keep the M8 as dry as posible. That's not the same thing. It's condensation (in apparently 'dry' interiors) you need to plan carefully for, and that's to do with the sharp temperature difference between the camera body (well, the internals) and the warmer ambient temperature and higher humidity inside a rucksack or under a jacket next to your body...or even back at base. Chill the camera right down and moisiture may rapidly condense when you next move it into a warmer zone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp.velvia Posted July 10, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 10, 2009 I used my MP in Greenland. Only problem was I almost ran out of film at the end. Otherwise it is a rather friendly environment in summer (if you do not mind moscitos). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted July 10, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hiking with a pelican case? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 10, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 10, 2009 Why not ? They come in all sizes and a really not heavy. I'm sure a smallish one will hold the M8 and a couple of lenses and still fit into a corner of the rucksack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted July 10, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 10, 2009 Yea but, how do you use the thing if its stuck inside a pack? Ten grands worth of kit you have to baby and only use when its safe to do so. Thats embarrassing. Sooner Leica go back to making cameras that can go where you go the better I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted July 10, 2009 Share #10 Posted July 10, 2009 From my experience the M8 can handle most types of weather. But if it is cold (sub 0°C) then the batteries seem to lose a lot of capacity. So have a good supply of freshly charged packs at hand (keep warm in trowser pocket). If the camera is cold it should be brought back to room temparature in a well ventilated environment (i.e. not in an enclosed space with damp clothes & the like) avoiding condensation as much as possible. This is not specific to the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Pope Posted July 10, 2009 Share #11 Posted July 10, 2009 It's not strictly waterproofing the OP needs to worry about , but more the drying out of the camera internals immediately after use in conditions of severe cold. I don't see how the Pelican case would help in this particular respect. Removing the base plate, battery and lens overnight would be my tip - and store the disassembled camera in a warm, dry and ventilated spot overnight. Anyway, all this should be academic in a Greenland summer, I would have thought! The hypothetical 'condensation' debate is more relevant for winter conditions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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