Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/23

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Announcement (before the official announcement)
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Thu Nov 23 19:50:49 2006
References: <AAADE9ED-2D85-42FE-A401-CA3FDBEF58B5@mac.com> <009601c70f5f$bf5c8590$6401a8c0@FrankDell2>

Well we have been told that in the never never we will only get $1000AUD
off the cost of the lens: that will be less than 30%: we shall see ;-)

> Wow!  This is a responsible position to take.  I applaud Leica.
>
> 1) the "fix" to the banding issue sounds like a hardware fix.  However, it
> could be a firmware fix that is buried too deeply to be a
> field retrofit.  Or it could be sensor specific, and needs to be tweaked
> for each sensor.  Anyway, it is a responsible position....
> we know and acknowledge the problem, we have a fix, we have a solution,
> and we will make sure our customers are taken care of.
>
> 2) Looks like no bending on the IR filter....  I would like to see it
> incorporated into the sensor glass plate... looks like Solms
> disagrees ( I will allow that I do not understand the complete
> complexities of this issue, and a sensor cover fix may not be
> possible.. notice I said possible, not practical....).... At least all you
> guys and gals will get 2 filters... best pick
> wisely.....!
>
> 3) 30% Discount on a new lens is nice, 30% off what you already paid for
> an M8 would be nicer.....( or its equivalent.... )
>
>
> Very responsible......
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from rclompus at mac.com (Richard Clompus) ([Leica] Leica Announcement (before the official announcement))
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Leica Announcement (before the official announcement))