Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If anyone is interested there's an R9+DMR going for $4250 on *bay in 5 hours: Item number 150715755112 from a seller in Vegas. Jim On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Gary Pinkerton <gpinkcp at msn.com> wrote: > That does make sense. > I think luck was on my side, and mine was upgraded before I purchased :) > >> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:23:25 -0600 >> From: grduprey at mchsi.com >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >> >> Mine had the gold contacts from the beginning, but still needed updating, >> it is a firmware update from what Leica NJ told me. >> >> Gene >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com> >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2011 2:32:36 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >> >> Doug H. probably knows for sure, but I believe you can tell an upgraded >> R8 by the gold contacts on bottom rear of film chamber. >> Seems like when the contacts are 'flat' (they are on mine) there's been >> an upgrade, and the contacts were swapped from the (possibly) concave >> originals. >> There's a chance I'm just imagining this, so don't hold me to it ! >> >> > Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 13:24:05 -0600 >> > From: digiratidoc at gmail.com >> > To: lug at leica-users.org >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >> > >> > Gene, >> > >> > Thanks. I don't have a DMR (yet) but I do have an R8 and I might be in >> > the market. >> > >> > Jim >> > >> > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:45 PM, ?<grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: >> > > Jim, >> > > >> > > I sent it in to Leica NJ. ?They did the update there in NJ. ?It was a >> > > free update, what they called a warranty repair (My R8 was well out >> > > of warranty and so was the DMR, as I bought it used while in >> > > Germany). ?do not know what they did exactly, but it took about 2 >> > > weeks round trip for this service. ?Not a download from their >> > > website, unfortunately. >> > > >> > > Cheers, >> > > Gene >> > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: "James Laird" <digiratidoc at gmail.com> >> > > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> > > Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2011 12:32:59 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada >> > > Central >> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >> > > >> > > Gene, >> > > >> > > What was involved in the firmware update for the R8 to use the DMR? >> > > Did you have to send it to Leica or was it a simple download? >> > > >> > > Jim >> > > >> > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:18 PM, ?<grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: >> > >> I have one of the early to mid production R8's and never had any >> > >> problems with it and definitely no film scratching. ?I did have to >> > >> have it updated, firmware wise so it would work correctly with the >> > >> DMR. >> > >> >> > >> Gene >> > >> >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> > >> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> >> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> > >> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2011 10:06:24 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada >> > >> Central >> > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days? >> > >> >> > >> Just one of those weird Leica things. >> > >> >> > >> Turn it around, why is the R9 selling for so much more than the R8, >> > >> it >> > >> is virtually the same camera. >> > >> >> > >> But, tangible reasons - the R9 has a lock button for the mode >> > >> selector, >> > >> and a lot of the electronic bugs in early R8's, and film scratching, >> > >> were solved in the R9. ?So, the R9 is more reliable. >> > >> >> > >> Reliability is worth the extra bucks. >> > >> >> > >> Vick >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> On 12/5/2011 10:38 PM, James Laird wrote: >> > >>> Why is the R8 selling for so much less than the R9? Less than half >> > >>> the >> > >>> cost at KEH anyway. >> > >>> >> > >>> Jim >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> 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 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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