the guy in the Pop Photo article was much more worried about dust-related failures than anything. one of his three digital bodies died (cause not stated), and one of his solar chargers (from overheating). apparently, he took a stock Mac Powerbook too and not a ruggedized one.
Herb..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Rubenstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 17:11 Subject: Re: Leica R9/R8 digital back > There was Charlie Rose show (PBS) a few weeks ago with 4 or 5 > photographers who were in Iraq. At one point the discussion got onto > equipment and they all shot digital and multiple digital backups. At > this point they are as familiar with the durability of the digital gear > as they were with film gear, and wouldn't appear to think they need a > film back up. > I think that a high energy EMP bomb would have them concerned about > thing other than cameras.
