Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have 2 M8s - one has been 100% fine and the other has been troublesome. I think they are just good or bad. This makes sense when you consider that electronics tend to either work or fail catastrophically; no sumoptimal performance. They either work, or don't. But my M7 is still the most troublesome, even moreso than the completely flaky R5 I had 10 years ago. Marty On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 3:05 AM, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> wrote: > While many people, Nathan and Howard Cummer among them, have had problems > with their M8s there have also been many who haven't had any issue. Mine > (non-upgraded) have been just fine, and I didn't treat them any differently > than I treated earlier Leicas. Many tens of thousands of photos, and they > weren't babied and show the signs of use on edges and slight dings. If the > rangefinder is in proper adjustment everything works just fine. > > > At 9:28 AM +0100 4/12/11, Simon Ogilvie wrote: >> >> Nathan wrote: >>> >>> ?I find the M8 to be the most fragile camera I have >>> ?owned in a long time. >> >> Hmm, that's a littlw worrying for what is supposed to be a robust >> professional tool! ?Other than the well-documented issues with the >> sensor, what else goes wrong with these? ?Are all the issues ironed >> out in the M8.2? >> >> Your and Adam's experiences with the GF-1 mirror mine - it's great >> with the 20mm lens, and the other PanaLeica lenses are very nice too. >> But critical focussing either at arms length on the screen or with >> that low-res EVF is impossible, and not an enjoyable experience like >> it is with a Leica M. >> >> Thanks for your advice on getting one with some dealer warranty - I'll >> definitely try to do that. >> > > -- > > ? ? ?Henning J. Wulff > ?Wulff Photography & Design > mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > ?http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >