Grabbed one of those after fighting with a cheap Amazon toner that couldnt handle a junction box with three lines in it. The Klein 500 locked right onto the bad run even with all the other circuits buzzing nearby. I was tracing a buried splice in a shared conduit between units and it cut through the noise like nothing. Took longer to untangle my leads than it did to find the break. Worth every penny just for not having to guess which wire was which.

A dunk in a creek is one thing, but that's a six inch splash. Not exactly a deep sea dive. Sounds like you got lucky with the quick pull out and the sun dry. Those old Rolleicords are built like tanks anyway, they weren't sealed up tight like modern plastic cameras. I've seen people drop Leicas in puddles and they're fine after a wipe down. Honestly, the light leaks might have been there before the dunk. You just found a good excuse to buy a rain cover.

Man people act like waiting for beans is the end of the world.

Zip ties actually hold up fine in dry climates, but you're right that stainless steel straps are way more reliable for Seattle's constant moisture.

Huh, never thought about the gearless vs. geared angle honestly. Wonder if he just eyeballed the mix based on how thick he wanted it to stay, like a pancake batter situation.