Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I guess the ultimate irony of my M8 situation is that I can get to back to working order with the following procedure: "Keep pressing that shutter, it'll come unstuck." Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of slobodan dimitrov Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 12:43 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: M8 problems I certainly am glad it's working out for someone. Having seen what it can do for the majority of shooters, I'm convinced this model isn't for me. On an average shooting week, I'll go through 7 to 4 thousand exposures. To date, the only cameras that can keep up that kind of pace, are the current leaders, Canon and Nikon. Leica, at one time, could definitely go through the equivalent in film, i.e. a few hundred rolls a month. But that was in another era. Though the jury is still out on the R8 and R9, as they have missed their respective historical moments. Those two, if they had been out in the 80's, might of done well for Leica's bottom line. S. D. On May 5, 2007, at 9:26 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > Slobodan, > > i guess, it certainly has been a good purchase for me. now i just > need a wa for it, and a low priced dmr for my r8. > > gene > > -------------- Original message from Slobodan Dimitrov > <s.dimitrov@charter.net>: -------------- > > >> You must have the RRR+ model. >> >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> >> >> >> >> On May 5, 2007, at 8:58 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: >> >>> Don't know, mine has been mechanically and electronically perfect >>> since day one. >>> >>> gene >>> >>> -------------- Original message from Lawrence Zeitlin >>> : -------------- >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On May 5, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Jeffery wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I took my esteemed M8 to a restaurant last night to show Dennis >>>>>> Couvillion. Much to my dismay, all attempts to use it resulted in >>>>>> "err" in the viewfinder, a small beep, and the words "shutter >>>>>> fault" >>>>>> on the LCD. I thought it might be a low battery, so I charged it >>>>>> overnight. Same thing. Someone on one of the forums had suggested >>>>>> reinstalling the latest firmware. No help there either. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any of you have this problem to date? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jeffery Smith >>>> >>>> >>>> I don't really understand why Leica is having problems with the >>>> M8's >>>> electronics. Digital cameras have been around for a dozen years, >>>> some >>>> with a degree of complexity far exceeding that. of the M8. I've >>>> taken >>>> over 4000 photos with my Oly 500 DSLR with never a glitch. My >>>> son has >>>> a Canon 10D and claims that it is a paragon of reliability. Leica >>>> could have easily bought the electronics package and software from >>>> one of its sometime partners, say Panasonic or Kodak, merged it >>>> with >>>> the Leica mechanicals and had a decent camera from the get go. >>>> What's >>>> with Leica? >>>> >>>> Larry Z >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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