More than a grain of truth, it's certainly possible...- I'd agree it fits the
profile of a water-logged camera from the description of the
rust/corrosion/green stuff. Lots of P.D. cameras get water exposure since a
lot of accident scenes are on a rainy night, and the officer usually gets
distracted with other duties while taking photos and leaves the camera
sitting on the trunk of the car for about 15- 30 minutes in the rain, then
realizes some other angles to shoot from, takes a few more shots then leaves
the camera on the trunk again....and puts it back in its water-tight case
while still soaking wet, of course... and of course no one actually cleans
the trunk's innards of a PD car, so there's usually a huge amount of crud
rolling/floating around in there...
George S.
garyetx@xxxxxxxx writes:
> Perhaps a grain of truth here, Lex. I heard some years ago (don't remember
> from whom) that the Arlington Police Department issued OM-4Ts to patrol
> officers for accident cameras. The condition described for this camera
fits
> the image of a body rattled around for a few years in a leaky police
cruiser
> trunk. Note that it still works when properly batteryed. Thanks, Mr.
> Maitani.
>
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