[Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?

[gpinkcp at msn.com (Gary Pinkerton)]

That does make sense.
I think luck was on my side, and mine was upgraded before I purchased :)

> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:23:25 -0600
> From: grduprey at mchsi.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?
> 
> Mine had the gold contacts from the beginning, but still needed updating, 
> it is a firmware update from what Leica NJ told me.
> 
> Gene
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com>
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2011 2:32:36 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?
> 
> Doug H. probably knows for sure, but I believe you can tell an upgraded R8 
> by the gold contacts on bottom rear of film chamber. 
> Seems like when the contacts are 'flat' (they are on mine) there's been an 
> upgrade, and the contacts were swapped from the (possibly) concave 
> originals.
> There's a chance I'm just imagining this, so don't hold me to it !
> 
> > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:24:05 -0600
> > From: digiratidoc at gmail.com
> > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?
> > 
> > Gene,
> > 
> > Thanks. I don't have a DMR (yet) but I do have an R8 and I might be in
> > the market.
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:45 PM,  <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > I sent it in to Leica NJ.  They did the update there in NJ.  It was a 
> > > free update, what they called a warranty repair (My R8 was well out of 
> > > warranty and so was the DMR, as I bought it used while in Germany).  
> > > do not know what they did exactly, but it took about 2 weeks round 
> > > trip for this service.  Not a download from their website, 
> > > unfortunately.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Gene
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com>
> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2011 12:32:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada 
> > > Central
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?
> > >
> > > Gene,
> > >
> > > What was involved in the firmware update for the R8 to use the DMR?
> > > Did you have to send it to Leica or was it a simple download?
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:18 PM,  <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:
> > >> I have one of the early to mid production R8's and never had any 
> > >> problems with it and definitely no film scratching.  I did have to 
> > >> have it updated, firmware wise so it would work correctly with the 
> > >> DMR.
> > >>
> > >> Gene
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > >> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 10:06:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada 
> > >> Central
> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?
> > >>
> > >> Just one of those weird Leica things.
> > >>
> > >> Turn it around, why is the R9 selling for so much more than the R8, it
> > >> is virtually the same camera.
> > >>
> > >> But, tangible reasons - the R9 has a lock button for the mode 
> > >> selector,
> > >> and a lot of the electronic bugs in early R8's, and film scratching,
> > >> were solved in the R9.  So, the R9 is more reliable.
> > >>
> > >> Reliability is worth the extra bucks.
> > >>
> > >> Vick
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 12/5/2011 10:38 PM, James Laird wrote:
> > >>> Why is the R8 selling for so much less than the R9? Less than half 
> > >>> the
> > >>> cost at KEH anyway.
> > >>>
> > >>> Jim
> > >>
> > >>
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