Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] may possibly be struck by lightning now
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 05:34:43 +0000
References: <CAE3QcF4nio-Jag1b3PbfhkZy4PeBaDwoNgw3N5-g_C8JpRo_rQ@mail.gmail.com><1D1F491A-CA9E-4D28-97E9-404FB4A033FD@mac.com> <B2A774AA-2C75-48B0-A469-167614FA9189@frozenlight.eu> <BA0595E026A048739C876CA187BC9175@jimnichols>

I think so, never heard of a camera sent back for sticky aperture (inc mine) 
having that issue again... Complete lens swap AFAIK

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Have they confessed to any action they may have taken to assure no
> recurrence of the sticky aperture problem?  I have found no mention of that
> having been addressed in the X100s.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> 
> > Have you actually used one?
> >
> > On the X100, focus is now quite as quick as a good DSLR, but that has not
> > prevented me from using it successfully in the street, such as in 
> > Brussels
> > earlier this week. The X100S is much improved in this respect--in fact, 
> > it
> > is the main improvement over the X100 as far as I understand.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> >
> > On May 3, 2013, at 12:13 AM, Chris Williams wrote:
> >
> >> Shame the AF is a P.O.S though :)
> >>
> >> Chris Williams
> >> 504-231-6261
> >> www.zoeicaimages.net
> >>
> >> Sent from my iholga
> >>
> >>
> >> On May 2, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I was picking up some gear from a dealer friend yesterday when he
> showed
> >>> me
> >>> his new personal camera for family, the Fuji X100S.
> >>> What a petite lovely little thing it is, reminded me of the now gone
> >>> Contax
> >>> G film cameras in feel and controls especially..
> >>> APSC . lovely analog dials, super nice optical finder as well as the 
> >>> EVF
> >>> type modes. fixed 35mm equivalent . Turn off 90 %of the function
> options
> >>> and you could fall a bit in love, or is that technolust?
> >>> Where's my damn M (240) Leica Australia!!???
> >>>
> >>> *Fun tickets in my pocket, visions in my brain* -- Jimmy Buffett
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>> Geoff


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