Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 problems
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Sat May 5 21:26:30 2007

Slobodan,

i guess, it certainly has been a good purchase for me.  now i just need a wa 
for it, and a low priced dmr for my r8.

gene

-------------- Original message from Slobodan Dimitrov 
<s.dimitrov@charter.net>: -------------- 


> 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 
> > : -------------- 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> 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 
> >> 
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