Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] M8 batteries after 1.201 firmware
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Wed Feb 20 08:34:47 2008
References: <BAY101-W422F211D981D791ED64906BE240@phx.gbl> <82c9dd70802200356i77c3b869o495993737b0d7342@mail.gmail.com> <a3f189160802200520q12418bera726b3ddbf4e8551@mail.gmail.com> <82c9dd70802200746y4adc94b1n19e6ca2abb0632d1@mail.gmail.com> <C5ECF4EF-5C6F-4432-BC3B-86498DFC5552@comcast.net> <82c9dd70802200816t4d58080fl40b952a9fababe7b@mail.gmail.com> <0DE53C63-7069-4A5A-A7D8-D01FA0DC2D4B@comcast.net>

Found the CFV as demo. Was a 'steal' (couldn't pass it up - but was a $$
hurt)
Amazing device. True 16bit & wider dynamic range than I could get with neg
film.
CFV literature claims 12 stops (not sure about that)

Eric


On 2/20/08, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Good luck.
>
> I want your CFV back. Must sell something.
>
> Len
>
>
> On Feb 20, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
> > I am trying the 'full reset' today. IE draining the M8 'on' but
> > without
> > battery.
> > I have no prob sending it in as long as repairs are free.
> >
> > I love the camera. Just get it right Leica!
> >
> > My hasselblad CFV back on the other hand is a rock. No probs.
> > Does it right everytime.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > On 2/20/08, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Eric,
> >>
> >> That's a problem. I use the Leica battery as well. I shot 75 photos
> >> and even did some chimping with a fully charged battery on Saturday.
> >> The battery indicator showed full charge when I started and it still
> >> shows full charge. I have not seen the SD card error you describe but
> >> I use the reasonably priced 150X Transcend cards which give me better
> >> performance then Sandisk, which have failed for me in both the M8 and
> >> my EOS 1DS Mk II.
> >>
> >> Len
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 20, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Eric Korenman wrote:
> >>
> >>> leica brand batteries
> >>>
> >>> E
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 2/20/08, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Leica or aftermarket battery?
> >>>>
> >>>> On 2/20/08, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> hey! Me too. Since the firmware my battery level indicator is
> >>>>> wrong.
> >>>>> It went down one notch. Then the battery died.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Plus now I get rather frequent and random "SD Card Locked"
> >>>>> errors on
> >>>>> startup.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Eric
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> Leica Users Group.
> >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more
> >>>>> information
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> Sonny
> >>>> http://www.sonc.com
> >>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> >>>> USA
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
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