Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 problems
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Mon Aug 27 20:06:52 2007
References: <200708271619.l7RGIbLX062784@server1.waverley.reid.org> <AD6784CB-4155-4FA4-A4EE-15782C5BACFF@optonline.net>
 
Larry,

It is my belief that for every faulty M8 that we hear about on the LUG, 
there are a hundred thousand perfectly good ones, producing excellent
photos.

Of course I believe in Santa Claus and the Easter bunny too.

Jerry


Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
> I had amost made up my mind to buy an M8. Now I am really spooked. How 
> many new M8s work perfectly out of the box? What's with sending these 
> new cameras back to Solms or New Jersey? Thirty minutes uptime on a 
> new camera is unacceptable. Especially with the "jumping through 
> hoops" process of getting a failed camera repaired.
>
> Based on the complaints posted in the LUG, the M8 is not ready for 
> prime time. Tell me it's just the squeeky wheel syndrome.
>
> Larry Z
>
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: M8 problems)