Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 31, 2011, at 7:54 AM, W. R. Smith wrote: > Interesting reading: > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110331/bs_afp/spainenergyalternativeenvironmentresearch pictures please... Nathan? > > --- On Thu, 3/31/11, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > Subject: Re: [Leica] My M8 is going back for service.... > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 9:37 AM > > Techie excuses are usually just that--excuses. > > Note to self: do not buy a second-hand M8 from that man ;-) > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:12 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > >> At first, I was enamored with the whole DIgi-M thing.... New files to >> look >> at, new SW to learn, just plain NEW to deal with..... After that wore >> off, >> I started looking at the files and wondering why stuff was not as sharp as >> my film results. >> >> I kept reading stories of why this lens or that lens was too old, with >> back/front focusing, why I had not done my testing right, why the problem >> was caused by diffraction, wrong/old/not blueprinted monitor, wrong SW, >> no/wrong sharpening applied, I was too picky, no direct comparison, other >> rational reasons that I was wrong. >> >> IOW, I was a sucker for techie excuses. >> >> Once I got access to another Digi-M, and yet another lens that was not >> giving decent focus results, I made more tests and concluded it was not >> me.... >> >> It became.. either it gets fixed, or I sell it. >> >> Step 1... send it to Leica to get fixed to my satisfaction..... >> >> We'll see what Step 2 is..... >> >> Frank Filippone >> Red735i at earthlink.net >> >> What really puzzles me about all this is why you put up with such an >> obviously dysfunctional camera for 18 months--you must be the world's most >> patient man. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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