Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now the first shipment M8's will be sought after for their high IR sensitivity when Leica "fixes" the "problem." Tom On Nov 11, 2006, at 4:11 PM, David S Rosen wrote: > Hi All: > > I too had the chance to play with an M8 today at a Leica event. > > Like others, I came away with the feeling that this was every bit > an M camera. The leather covering was a bit slicker than I'd like, > and that led my thumb to grope even more for the absent wind lever, > but in every other way the M8 felt just like my M6s. > > The shutter sounded more thunk-y to me than my other Ms, but not > really offensive or very much louder. > > Ergonomics and digital controls were very nicely done. > > The Leica rep at the event seemed quite well informed about the > various [scandalous] problems with the first batch of M8s. He > confirmed that they were well known by Leica and that a fix was > assured. He suggested this would be a firmware fix, but I think > this was just speculation on his part. Both he and the store > manager also made it clear that shipping of M8s has been suspended > until the problems are corrected. That makes sense since there is > no reason for Leica to want to put even more defective cameras out > there that will eventually need to be recalled and repaired. I am > first on the list to receive a camera from my dealer. I'm hoping > by year end, but no real timeline. I also ordered a grip (new, > since the tripod socket is now centered) and one of the new 28mm > lenses. > > Best to all, > DSR > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information