Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At the Park Square Camera & Photo LUG Workshop last week, I gave my R8 with Motor Drive to Ernst Hartmann from Leica as I have been having mirror lockup problems when using the Motor Drive (it has been sent in once before for repairs for the same problem and has started happening again.). It only occurs when using the MD and after I haven't been shooting for a few minutes. Eventually the mirror unlocks, but it's damn annoying. Can't get any decisive moment shots that way. Anyway, I received a form letter today (Thursday) from Leica stating that repair would be 2-3 weeks. Hopefully, I'll get the camera back before I head south to Buenos Aires for a well deserved vacation. Hola! Tango, Gauchos, and all that Jazz. I tried the R9 out while at the LUG workshop, it is a very nice piece of equipment. I really like the fact that there is a lock for the operating mode wheel. I've lost many shots where I inadvertently turned he wheel and not noticed the mode had changed in the view finder. Just too focused on focussing, I guess. Ted Grant, Tina Manley, and Sal Dimarco's sessions were both informative and entertaining. I'll always remember, Light, Eyes, Action and Shoot from the Shadow side! A useful mnemonic is "what ALES you" or, better yet, "That's the LEASt that I can do". Also, "It's about the Light, Stupid!" For those LUG Nuts attending Photo East, look forward to seeing you there! AGS - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Farmer" <frankandaubrey@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] M7 Auto Exposure For Street Shooting > Whoops, I should've read up on my e-mail as a severalness of folks addressed > that question before I did. > > Anyway, on a separate note, I just received a call from Leica that my 3E lens > would be returned from the service dept. today (after a couple of weeks in > NJ). What is the normal turnaround time for warranty service in Northvale? I > was just wondering what was average because I've heard a number of rants on > the LUG and elsewhere that Leica's customer service is on a down hill train. > That makes me sad but I thought that two of weeks was fine considering they > were within their projected time frame and I received a call from, oddly > enough, a real person who could answer questions and inform me that they were > shipping it back to me this very day. I'm sure this topic has come up before > - sorry to rehash it. > > Frank > > On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:50:48 -0600 Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net> wrote: > > > Question for the LUG. For walk about P&S > > shooting , what setting do > > you use. I realize it depends on the light. I > > understand you set the > > shutter speed and the camera sets the aperture. > > I would guess 125 and > > let the camera set the f stop. I do not have a > > 7 yet but I am working on > > it. Meantime I will continue to use my 6s. > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > "The law, like sausage, is best not seen made." -- Unknown > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html