[Leica] R8 issues

[ernest nitka]

Aram - thanks for your response.  In the final analysis I will just keep it
and shoot it as I have been doing.

Ernie Nitka

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 5:18 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> My R8 indeed did have a problem with both.  One day it just quit
> working. I returned to to Leica Germany and they replaced the
> electronics and the pressure plate.  It was still under warranty.
>
> Aram
>
> On 2/1/2021 9:37 AM, ernest nitka wrote:
> > I have an R8 that I've been using without problems.  I needed to raise
> some
> > cash so I put it for sale both here and on Ebay.  One ebay person said
> that
> > Serial # below 2471XXX were prone to film scratches and electronic
> problems
> > and that Leica fixed these problems .
> >
> > I did some research that suggested that this might be correct.  Anyone on
> > LUG to verify.  The other question is whether Leica USA could fix the
> > problem or would it have to go back to Germany?
> >
> > Ernie Nitka
> >
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