Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M8 is the first out camera for Leica of this hugely new technology. When such thing like that happens I give a company some leeway. And in this case I don't necessarily invest in the product. What was the reliability of the first out Nikon F does anybody know I don't. Id assume there were a few teething pains. It was supposed to have knocked the entire photo industry on its ass making rangefinder cameras "obsolete" yet the Magnum people and many other of the best people had a Leica M in their camera bag. In the same camera bag as a Leica M. Leica and Nikon goes to gather like peanut butter and jelly. Brussel sprouts and butter. Most recreantly in my mind I think of how like Leica Nikon started out as a lens company. Ok Leica was a microscope company but close enough. And both came out of WW1. Neither were really camera companies. The Nikon Corporation was established in 1917. Oskar Barnack made the first Leica prototype for E. Leitz Optische Werke, Wetzlar, in 1913 and started production in 1925 WW1 was 1914 to 1919 Read the Nikon system book by by Peter Brackzo or Rotoloni and they've got a Viso thing in there and the rangefinder glass ported over to SLR versions and all the Macro gizmos just like the Leica collection books showing the amazingly extensive system. Now When you get a Nikon you can pretty much assume its going to work. I think even more so than a new Canon. With the internet this stuff is easier to track. When the Leica M9 comes out its going to have a whole lot less bugs than the M8. They've been there; done that. Mark William Rabiner > From: Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 09:35:57 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: OT Nikon D700 > > Fellow Leica users. > Let me start by saying I love my Leica equipment. I probably have > more Leica equipment then most on this list. Leica's strength comes > from their top quality optics and their mechanical expertise. When it > comes to electronics and reliability of these products they are > second rate at best. But we overlook these faults because of their > strengths. Brand loyalty is a wonderful thing but blind loyalty is a > fault. I have been using Nikon equipment since the early 70's. When > Nikon introduced their auto indexing (AI) system in the late 70's I > sent all my lenses to Nikon to be modified to the new system. I still > have and use these lenses on their latest digital bodies. In the last > 9 years I purchased 8 Nikon digital bodies as technology improved. I > still have 6 of those bodies, two have been either modified or > relegated to special uses. The 2 bodies I traded in was because they > were not really compatible to my manual focus lenses. Since the early > 70's not one of my bodies or lenses has needed repair. That's what I > call reliability. On the other hand my M8 required a shutter repair > which required a two month stay at Leica and 3 new lenses required > adjustment because of focus issues, in the first year. But look back > at the first sentence in this post. I love my Leica equipment. But > it's not because of reliability. > > Len > > > On Mar 1, 2009, at 2:29 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > >> >> >> 1 >> >> >> Gene >> -------------- Original message from "Chris Williams" >> <leicachris at worldnet.att.net>: -------------- >> >> >>> How many M8's does it take to make one working Nikon? 4? 5? >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tina Manley" >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D700 >>> >>> >>>> At 03:33 PM 2/28/2009, you wrote: >>>>> Steve, if you look at the front of the camera do you see an >>>>> error message >>>>> like this.... "N1k0N" ??? >>>>> According to photographic experts, you need to take the >>>>> defective camera >>>>> to >>>>> a good dealer. They will be able to replace it with one that >>>>> displays.. >>>>> "lE1cA" indicating that it is working correctly. >>>> >>>> ;-) ;-) ;-) !! >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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