Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/27

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Problems
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Mon Aug 27 18:38:51 2007
References: <C2F89184.1D182%robert.rose@mac.com>

i've heard about this near-focus adjustment.. can you tell us
about it?  does it make infinity not quite right?

thx

-rei

On Aug27 14:34, Robert Rose wrote:
> My M8 worked just fine right out of the box.  I carried it all over
> Yosemite, in 18 degree weather.  My problems so far have been:
> 
> 1.  Adjusted the near focus myself with a hex wrench.
> 2.  Had some problem with the Tri-Elmar properly registering on EXIF that 
> it
> was set to 50mm; this seems to have resolved itself.
> 3.  The sequential numbering reset itself.  Not sure if this was me or the
> camera.
> 
> That's all. On my M6, it would never get flash sync correct.  I think I 
> sent
> it back 5 times to Leica NJ.  I sold that and bought an M7, which runs
> through batteries.
> 
> Considering the number of pictures I have taken with the M8, I think it is 
> a
> most problem free camera.
> 
> Bob Rose
> 
> 
> 
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-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


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