Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You must have the RRR+ model. Slobodan Dimitrov On May 5, 2007, at 8:58 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information