Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/11/15

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Subject: [Leica] R8 / DMR questions
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 22:34:28 +0000
 
I am trying out an early R8 (sn 2294***) and a DMR (sn 10029**) and having 
some issues, I have read that some early R8s had issues with the DMR?

The exposure reading is way out, about 3 stops over, waiting for a test film 
to come back. Tried it with various lenses both 3-cam and ROM.

Batteries seems to have decent charge but neither DMR release fires the 
shutter and the shutter is not re-cocked - have to do the latter by hand.

Are these incompatibilities or is something broken? I have read that some 
early R8s had to be sent back to Leica for something to be changed?

john
Replies: Reply from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] R8 / DMR questions)