Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [OM] Salt water??

Subject: Re: [OM] Salt water??
From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 11:24:26 -0500 (CDT)
Your homeowner's (renter's) insurance may cover part or all of the loss.

Paul Farrar

> 
> What do you do when your Oly and lenses get dunked in the ocean - other 
> than pull all batteries quick - but probably too late.
> 
> No, I wasn't at the helm, matter of fact I'd just shot some stunning stills 
> of a friend's home built sail boat.  I was stowing my camera and film in a 
> WT plastic bag when he approached the dinghy I was in - and misjudged.  I 
> floated with my life preserver, the dinghy turned over and floated, the bag 
> in my hand got a major slosh of sea water.
> 
> A professional camera replace in New York said the OM-4T, four lenses and 
> motor drive were beyond reasonable repair (read cheaper to replace).
> 
> One surprise.  The two rolls of film in my pocket (not yet in the plastic 
> canisters) got wet... and processed nicely at a modern custom lab in 
> NYC.  My friend got his 3x4 foot print... and a bit of grief from me.
> 
>    George in Berkeley, California
> 
>    P.S.  I'm now in the market for an OM-4T, lenses and such.  Any 
> suggestions re. places to look.  I've got a couple of OM-2ns and an OM-1 MD 
> body and a few more lenses so I am not OM-less.
> 
> 
> < This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
> < For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
> < Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
> 


< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz