Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/23

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Subject: [Leica] M8 craps out
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:23:43 +0530
References: <DAE45F28-8AF4-4F01-A6F4-DA356038E377@embarqmail.com>
 
I suppose these things happen. My advice would be to sell the M8 as is and
get yourself a Fuji X-Pro 1 and the 35mm f1.4. Should cost about the same!
(-:
Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:39 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 24 hours into vacation on Ocracoke Island my M8 shutter crapped out
>
> just over a year since it returned from a $400+ CLA from Leica
>
> Looked inside and found the shutter blades piled up, one bulging toward
> lens
>
> was hoping to see an m9 price drop and maybe grab one in the next few
> months, but this sure changes the timing concerns
>
> anyone know shutter replacement cost?
>
> suggestions?
>
> Ric Carter
> www.CartersXRd.net
> http://www.facebook.com/ric.carter
>
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