Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, I bought the first one from B&H, and got it replaced with another one by Leica. Both died within a week, so I just gave up. The second one would not recognize the memory card unless I removed the battery, waited a few minutes, and put it back in. I downloaded the latest firmware and installed it and it seems to be working again. I'm going to try shooting it a lot (both cameras died within 20 frames) and see if the firmware is a "fix". On Jun 21, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Did you buy yours new, used reconditioned? > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:39:43 -0500 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] If You Were Buying an M8 Today... >> >> I keep struggling to not make a comment on this thread because my >> experience with the M8 has been so disappointing, but the vast >> majority of owners seem to have no problem with theirs. That said, I >> appear to have gotten two back to back lemons, and it is >> disappointing >> that a company with Leica's reputation is putting out any lemons. I >> attribute this to their newness to digital technology, not >> craftsmanship. All of my problems to date seem to have been problems >> in the software/firmware/circuitry/electronics. >> >> Jeffery > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information