Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Leonard Taupier <len-001 at verizon.net> wrote: > Fellow Leica users. > Let me start by saying I love my Leica equipment. I probably have more > Leica equipment then most on this list. Leica's strength comes from their > top quality optics and their mechanical expertise. When it comes to > electronics and reliability of these products they are second rate at best. > But we overlook these faults because of their strengths. Brand loyalty is a > wonderful thing but blind loyalty is a fault. I have been using Nikon > equipment since the early 70's. When Nikon introduced their auto indexing > (AI) system in the late 70's I sent all my lenses to Nikon to be modified > to > the new system. I still have and use these lenses on their latest digital > bodies. In the last 9 years I purchased 8 Nikon digital bodies as > technology > improved. I still have 6 of those bodies, two have been either modified or > relegated to special uses. The 2 bodies I traded in was because they were > not really compatible to my manual focus lenses. Since the early 70's not > one of my bodies or lenses has needed repair. That's what I call > reliability. On the other hand my M8 required a shutter repair which > required a two month stay at Leica and 3 new lenses required adjustment > because of focus issues, in the first year. But look back at the first > sentence in this post. I love my Leica equipment. But it's not because of > reliability. > > Len > > > > On Mar 1, 2009, at 2:29 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > > >> >> 1 >> >> >> Gene >> -------------- Original message from "Chris Williams" < >> leicachris at worldnet.att.net>: -------------- >> >> >> How many M8's does it take to make one working Nikon? 4? 5? >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tina Manley" >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Nikon D700 >>> >>> >>> At 03:33 PM 2/28/2009, you wrote: >>>> >>>>> Steve, if you look at the front of the camera do you see an error >>>>> message >>>>> like this.... "N1k0N" ??? >>>>> According to photographic experts, you need to take the defective >>>>> camera >>>>> to >>>>> a good dealer. They will be able to replace it with one that displays.. >>>>> "lE1cA" indicating that it is working correctly. >>>>> >>>> >>>> ;-) ;-) ;-) !! >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad