Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, sent R8 and DMR.
I tried numerous times to clean contacts, which I hoped would do trick as
per usual.
But somehow they weren't connecting properly. Applying pressure upwards on
the power unit at contact area, would fire it right up.
But the instant pressure was removed, it would die again :(
> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 11:34:59 -0500
> From: grduprey at mchsi.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR-Leica service
>
> You could have just taken a couple of cotton swabs with alcohol and
> cleaned them yourself. Five minutes and done. But it is good to hear
> they are still doing some repair work. I may just have to send mine in
> and see if they can fix the Motor Drive issue. Did you send in the R8/9
> body also or just the DMR?
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp at msn.com>
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 8:38:53 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Leica] DMR-Leica service
>
> The contacts between the power unit and sensor back were not making a
> connection. I sent to NJ, and a couple weeks later, they called, said
> they'd send to Germany.
> Couple more weeks I got another call (and written 'estimate')
> They would clean and adjust DMR, no cost and no warranty.
> The DMR came back today (2 months total that it was gone). It works
> beautifully, and to my surprise, they either refinished the housing, or
> replaced. It looks brand new.
> It had been scratched, dinged, and scraped.
> We hear some not so good stories about Leica service, so I thought I'd
> throw in a good one :)
>
> > From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com
> > Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 20:24:01 -0500
> > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji XE-1
> >
> > I was a Kaypro man.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Remember the Osborne?
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPad
> > >
> > > On Jun 4, 2013, at 6:03 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Speak for yourself, Ken. I started with CP/M, then DOS. ;~)
> > > >
> > > > Jim Nichols
> > > > Tullahoma, TN USA
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net>
> > > > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 8:00 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji XE-1
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Sort of like buying a maxed-out PC and using DOS. Oh wait, no one
> > > >> on
> > > this
> > > >> list is old enough to know what DOS was.
> > > >>
> > > >> Ken
> > > >>
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org
> > > >> [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf
> > > >> Of
> > > Robert G
> > > >> Adler
> > > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 7:05 PM
> > > >> To: Leica Users Group
> > > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji XE-1
> > > >>
> > > >> It's like keeping your Costco prints and throwing out your
> > > >> negatives!
> > > >> Every time you save a jpg you lose information. Also software
> > > >> improves
> > > but
> > > >> without your raw file you cant take advantage of that improvement.
> > > >> Ansel worked on prints from the Moon Over Hernandez negative for
> > > decades. No
> > > >> two prints are exactly alike. He couldn't do that saving jpgs only.
> > > >> Cards/memory is cheap. You can save both simultaneously with just
> > > >> some
> > > loss
> > > >> on write time. Why not save the raw too since there is a lot you
> > > >> stand
> > > to
> > > >> loose?
> > > >> Bob
> > > >>
> > > >> Bob Adler
> > > >>
> > > >> On Jun 4, 2013, at 4:13 PM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> the jpgs from fuji are so good, i don't know why i should shoot
> > > >>> raw,
> > > >>> so far both phase one and lr are compared against the in camera
> > > >>> jpgs
> > > >>> by most reviewers and jpgs stand out
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -------------------------------------
> > > >>> regards, mehrdad
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
> > > >>> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> Except he doesn't shoot raw!
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Sent from my iPad
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> On Jun 4, 2013, at 9:51 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at
> > > >>>> gmail.com>
> > > >>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> Nice review:
> > > >>>> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013
> > > >>>> /06/fuji-x-e1-the-keeper.html
> > > >>>> theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/06/fuj
> > > >>>> i-x-e1-the-keeper-part-ii.html
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Cheers
> > > >>>>> Jayanand
> > > >>>>>
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