Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] took back G2 and bought M6 0.85 today!
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:33:54 -0800

Could not be batteries.....they were brand new!

At 12:41 AM 3/17/98 -0700, Jeff S wrote:
>Do you think there's any chance that weakening batteries were to blame, and
>that maybe performance was dropping well before replacement was indicated?
>If so, how many rolls do you think you got through it before performance
>started dropping, and how much do replacement batteries run?
>
>BTW, last week, Jones Drug in Boulder had the 0.85 on display.
>
>Any LUGers planning to attend the photo swapmeet in Denver later this month?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
>For the past few rolls with the G2, performance
>>has slowly slipped.  The first few days, the AF was flawless.  (Many
>>people have said it takes 4-5 rolls before you get perfectly focused shots
>>but I got only 1 out of focus shot in 10 rolls.  It may be because of my
>>experience with the F5.)  It never bounced, wavered, or hesitated.  I was
>>merely lucky I guess.  Lately, even in bright daylight, shooting under
>>normal circumstances, I have had more trouble focusing than ever before.
> 


Francesco Sanfilippo,
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