Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why don't you try one and find out? I have no trouble at all now, and there are quite a few members on the list using it on a regular basis for street photography, and posting regularly. IMHO, better to wait and buy the new M-E rather than a second hand M9 if you must have a Leica. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > I got the impression from reviews that the X-Pro1 was poor enough with its > autofocussing and even worse with manual focussing. I'm assuming, as it has > focal plane shuttering, that there is no shutter lag, but for snap shooting > on the street, the problems with focussing would be a major problem. > > I too would like to buy an M9 so that I could use the Leica lenses I have, > but keep watching the advances in technology and hesitate to commit > thousands of euro to something that may become obsolete very quickly. > > Any other ideas on M sized or compact street shooter with no shutter lag? > > RoI Douglas > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" < > jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 4:53 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 craps out > > > 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<http://www.facebook.com/ric.carter> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >