Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Electronics are -far- more reliable, but less easy for artisanal repair, than mechanical solutions, at least in my business. --- On Sun, 21/6/09, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > From: Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [Leica] If You Were Buying an M8 Today... > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sunday, 21 June, 2009, 9:29 AM > Dennis wrote: > > >Issues I have with the M8: > > > >1 Cost > >2 It's electronic and I am concerned about reliability. > Also concerned > >about how well it? holds up in the presence of > high humidity and moisture. > >3 Cost > > I can't help with the cost issue but on the electronics > question I have an R4s (for spare parts), now 25 years old, > that came to me from a humid environment.? The reason > it's a parts camera is entirely mechanical.? The > electronic stuff is all working perfectly.? Whether the > M8 will hold up as well is more related to specifics of its > design than to the technology used, but 'electronics' by > itself shouldn't be the question. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information >