Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is my history: I''m a Leica M superfan but I own also a Leicaflex SL with 28/2.8 50/2 90/2,8 and I'm happy with them. I've recently bought a new R8 with a 80/200 f4 ROM because I +ACI-needed+ACI- a Zoom lens for traveling and I decided to make the great step to the R8. (with the deep peace of my bank account) My +ACI-old+ACI- Metz 45cl-4 didn't work with SCA 3501in TTL flash and I had to buy also a Metz 40-MZ3 too. Well, at the first shots the R8 in shutter priority mode didn't work, and the TTL flash as well. Ok, I went back to the dealer and he replaced me the body and the lens at once After a few days the new R8 (with a serial number 20,000 units earlier than the first one) with lens arrived and I was very excited to start again to use it. I opened the box, put the lens on and..... My God it didn't work again, the shutter priority and the TTL flash didn't work +ACEAIQ- Moreover, the display in the finder was not in the marvellous soft green colour, but it was of a bad yellow-green (acid green to be precise) and the diods were so badly illuminated that, when one of them was on, the sorrounding ones were slightly displayed, creating a very distracting efffect. The R8, my new angel, crashed and burned. Ok now, both the dealer and the Italian importer said me that they would have replaced body and lens again, but now I don't trust the R8 system anymore and I'm very very disappointed. I'm a LEICA supporter but I don't want the electronic problems let my angel fall down and crash.This damn, 5,000 USD camera (including lens and flash) collected a double fail and I've received a double uppercut. What have I to do ? What would you, guys, think in my clothes? Guido Ridoli LEICA M superfan guirid+AEA-numerica.it