The Advocate had its first outing in the museums' ownership in January 2001, during a trip to Thailand. All the following images were taken during this frenetic trip. Little account is taken for the age of various cameras...and inevitably accidents happen from time to time. The Advocate had a severe soaking during the course of this trip! However, it seems to have dried out with no ill effects, as most of these pictures were taken after that event. It's a risk that has to be accepted when all the various exhibits are expected to be used.
The picture, right, was taken at a Bangkok floating market, on the day of the soaking! This camera is best either for landscapes or this sort of scene. Portraiture is best avoided...
The shutter release works in the horizontal plane, which makes it a tad awkward to hold steady at the point of release. The shutter also has a very definite "break off" at this point which further aggravates the problem.
