Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Couldn't agree with you more on the meter. Though I have replaced 6 meter boards to date with various cameras. Slobodan Dimitrov http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/ On Jan 23, 2007, at 3:33 AM, Jim Hemenway wrote: > Other than a few which were self inflicted, I've never had a > problem with my 6006, 6008 Pro or my 6008i. > > <http://www.hemenway.com/pages/Twisted%20Tree.htm> > > They have the best metering system that I've ever used, the R8 > comes in as a close second. > > Jim > > > > Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> This reminds me of when the first electronic Rolleis came out. >> Same mess. Batteries were dying, drained while the camera was >> allegedly off. Circuit boards and lens motors frying >> unexpectedly. Yep, some sorry mess. >> Rollei never recovered from that, among other reasons. It lasted >> through two model generations, the SLX and the 6006. For a while >> one could find them being given away in the back pages of >> Popular Photography. By then, one could count on one hand how >> many 'real' dealers could be found nationwide. >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/ >> On Jan 22, 2007, at 10:19 PM, Wade Heninger wrote: >>> Well, I got my new battery today. They were supposed to >>> overnight it for >>> delivery Saturday, but it got caught somewhere and he didn't get >>> it here >>> till 5 pm. >>> >>> Regardless, I popped it in the charger and waited 3 hours. >>> Yellow light >>> still on. I waited 5 hours. Yellow light still on. >>> >>> Just like last time... Ugh. >>> >>> So I took it out and shot a few pictures. I managed to find the >>> Set menu >>> this time (happy that!) and shot about 20-30 pictures. Then the >>> camera >>> died. >>> >>> Pretty much the same as last time. >>> >>> So here I am again. Dead battery. What must be a dead charger >>> or battery. >>> >>> And I'm pissed. >>> >>> Tomorrow I'll call Leica USA again and get a complete >>> replacement. Sigh. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information