Leica M's in bad weather?

[tssmith]

I am a new owner of a Leica MP (lucky me!). My first Leica since the M2 that I had when I was (much) younger.

I'll be using the camera--he won't sit on a shelf thinking that he'll appreciate in value. With winter approaching, my question is this: what if anything do M users think about the weather capabilities of these models? Should they be protected from rain and snow, or can they get wet and be dried out. Perhaps the MP might differ from the M6/M7 in this regard, being minimally electronic?

I'll be using the MP with two lenses: a Zeiss 21mm ZM (with Zeiss viewfinder) and the Summicron 35mm.

Thanks for any comments or experiences.

 

[Sparrow]

I’ve no experience with that model and some claim Ms have a great capacity for being “dryable” I personally wouldn’t expect one to survive a soaking unaffected, condensation alone will kill a mechanical camera in my experience.

 

[Sparrow]

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You may have a better response, posting again in a different section; this one seems to be in a twilight zone, shows up in new posts but not on the home-page

 

[tssmith]

You may have a better response, posting again in a different section; this one seems to be in a twilight zone, shows up in new posts but not on the home-page

You're right, thanks. My first post to rangefinder.com, and posted in the wrong forum. I'll get it to the Leica M forum.