Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't know, mine has been mechanically and electronically perfect since day one. gene -------------- Original message from Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>: -------------- > > On May 5, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Jeffery wrote: > > >> I took my esteemed M8 to a restaurant last night to show Dennis > >> Couvillion. Much to my dismay, all attempts to use it resulted in > >> "err" in the viewfinder, a small beep, and the words "shutter fault" > >> on the LCD. I thought it might be a low battery, so I charged it > >> overnight. Same thing. Someone on one of the forums had suggested > >> reinstalling the latest firmware. No help there either. > >> > >> Any of you have this problem to date? > >> > >> Jeffery Smith > > > I don't really understand why Leica is having problems with the M8's > electronics. Digital cameras have been around for a dozen years, some > with a degree of complexity far exceeding that. of the M8. I've taken > over 4000 photos with my Oly 500 DSLR with never a glitch. My son has > a Canon 10D and claims that it is a paragon of reliability. Leica > could have easily bought the electronics package and software from > one of its sometime partners, say Panasonic or Kodak, merged it with > the Leica mechanicals and had a decent camera from the get go. What's > with Leica? > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information