Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Joseph, I have just bought a used DMR, I fitted it to my early R8 with some trepidation, given some of the stories?I had read, but it worked fine straight away. Last time I was home I used it and it switched off on its own, and kept doing so,?removing and replacing?the battery fixed it, but left me concerned. What problems did you have? all the best, Frank ? ----- Original Message ---- From: Joseph Yao <joseph at yao.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, 20 August, 2009 6:06:18 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] The new M9 and me I have a lot of respect for German mechanical engineering and optical expertise, but when it comes to consumer and automotive electronics, they have a l-o-n-g way to go. With cameras, I learned the hard way with Leica R3, R4, early M6, M6 TTL, M7, R8, DMR, M8, and also a handful of Rollei 6000 series SLRs. I have also had bad luck with German cars in terms of electronics: BMW E66 7 series - ECU failure, wiper control module failure BMW E39 5 series - instrument cluster control module failure Mini R53 Cooper S - various control module failure Mini R56 Cooper S - ECU failure Porsche 997 C4S - PASM (active suspension) control module failure I will not get a M9 for myself until Q2 2010. Joseph On 8/20/09 7:59 AM, "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > All I can say is "amen!" None of that early adapter beta tester stuff > for me either! > Now Leica were, to give them full credit, quite marvelous about > replacing the camera > when the shutter failed and fixing that camera when 23 days later the > dead pixels blue line > appeared in the CCD - but I don't? want the angst again that was > produced by the experience. > > I am with you 1000% on this one Mehrdad. > > Howard (hot on Pender today with a - touch wood - perfectly > functioning M8) > > > > >> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:40:05 -0700 >> From: mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> >> Subject: [Leica] The new m9 and I >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Thing i will do differently when it comes to the m9 >> >> first, i won't be the first to get it like the last time. my cameras >> went >> back & forth to solms for a while >> i wil wait for the second batch or third, by then the bugs have >> already >> surfaced (and fixed hopefully) >> and we know about the new filter set or other gimzos needed to make >> the >> camera work properly >> >> -- >> ------------------------------------- >> regards, mehrdad > > > _______________________________________________ > 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