Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Monday I had to return my R8 body. I noticed on the preceeding Friday, that when I switched the camera to OFF, it did not shuy OFF. Instead it went into PROGRAM mode! If I let it alone for a while, it would automatically shut off. I could turn it back on and everything seemed fine until I turned it OFF. It sure doesn't leave you with a good feeling. To make matters worse, while out shooting Saturday and Sunday, the camera would shut down by itself. This usually happened while composing vertical shots. When I cycled the OFF switch, things came back. Again, I really didn't feel good about the situation. I called Eric at Tamarkin and he agreed to an exchange. Hopefully, I'll see another body Friday. I have to admit, I LOVE THE R8, but it just doesn't seem to be reliable. I got my credit card bill today, and I sure had to think about dumping the whole darn thing. I charged the R8, 35f2(used), 80f1.4(used) and the R8 Winder. I was sure the R8 could pay for itself (or some part), but how can it when it doesn't even want to work? Anyway, I hate to be bringing the group down with my Leica woes, but it sure seems like others have had the same problems with the R8. Dave dstrang@up.net - ----Pentium Pro/Windows NT 4-SP3/Zip100/Zip250/Jaz2GB/Astra 600S scanner/RedHat Linux 5.0/ MSVC++ 5.0/MSVC++ 6.0/PowerStation Fortran 4.0/Photoshop 4.01/Photoshop 5.0/Illustrator 7.01/ KPT 3.0/KPT 5.0/PhotoTools 3.0/Portfolio 4.0/Total XAOS/Matlab 5.0/Maple V/Office 97 Pro+SR2/ MacOpener 4.0/AMIGA 1000/AMIGA 2000-GVP030 Combo/AMIGA 3000(2)/Indigo 2 XZ/IRIX 5.3/ IRIX 6.2/ and member of UP.NET!