Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry to hear about your M8 glitch. My wife's digital cameras are always doing strange intermittent things ...and it drives her nuts, and subsequently me as well. My MP needed repair after about 6 months, something in the speed dial broke. I only changed it from 125 to 250 every once in a while. At 05:57 PM 3/26/2007, you wrote: >Quite true. I've always had back up bodies with each "system." The >only exception is my 'Blad CM. I had a C backup body for so long >without ever using it - I finally sold C. But I did have back up >lenses and backs for 'blad. The CM body just works - always has - >and, however wrong the thinking, I do believe it always will. > >I guess that also holds true for the Linhof Tech IV and Deardorf as >well - no backup bodies. The back up with these is black tape. Never >leave home without it when shooting view cameras ;~) > >But the Nikons, Leicas and Canons have always had backup bodies. No >way can I imagine affording a backup M8 - So the one M6TTL (sold the >other one) - film - is its backup. Feels both weird and comfortable >at the same time. > >Regards, >George Lottermoser >george@imagist.com > > > >On Mar 26, 2007, at 4:34 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >>Its not all of a sudden digital makes you more insecure with your >>gear. > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital chs2018@med.cornell.edu Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 Office A-0049