Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/24

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Subject: [Leica] electronics
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)
Date: Wed Jan 24 13:47:11 2007
References: <C1DAE8F5.DBD6%heninger@adobe.com><B74FD8F2-50D2-4DAC-BBEB-FAA569FACEBF@charter.net> <45B5F298.5020303@hemenway.com>

A classical nice landscape!
Saludos cordiales
Luis 

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Jim Hemenway
Enviado el: martes, 23 de enero de 2007 12:34
Para: Leica Users Group
Asunto: [Leica] electronics

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.
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from heninger at adobe.com (Wade Heninger) ([Leica] M8 Battery Redux)
Message from s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov) ([Leica] M8 Battery Redux)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] electronics)