Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 problems
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sat May 5 21:04:12 2007
References: <050620070358.4726.463D52720004936100001276219791336303010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

You must have the RRR+ model.

Slobodan Dimitrov




On May 5, 2007, at 8:58 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

> Don't know, mine has been mechanically and electronically perfect  
> since day one.
>
> gene
>
> -------------- Original message from Lawrence Zeitlin  
> <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>: --------------
>
>
>>
>> On May 5, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Jeffery wrote:
>>
>>>> I took my esteemed M8 to a restaurant last night to show Dennis
>>>> Couvillion. Much to my dismay, all attempts to use it resulted in
>>>> "err" in the viewfinder, a small beep, and the words "shutter  
>>>> fault"
>>>> on the LCD. I thought it might be a low battery, so I charged it
>>>> overnight. Same thing. Someone on one of the forums had suggested
>>>> reinstalling the latest firmware. No help there either.
>>>>
>>>> Any of you have this problem to date?
>>>>
>>>> Jeffery Smith
>>
>>
>> I don't really understand why Leica is having problems with the M8's
>> electronics. Digital cameras have been around for a dozen years, some
>> with a degree of complexity far exceeding that. of the M8. I've taken
>> over 4000 photos with my Oly 500 DSLR with never a glitch. My son has
>> a Canon 10D and claims that it is a paragon of reliability. Leica
>> could have easily bought the electronics package and software from
>> one of its sometime partners, say Panasonic or Kodak, merged it with
>> the Leica mechanicals and had a decent camera from the get go. What's
>> with Leica?
>>
>> Larry Z
>>
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Replies: Reply from eduardoalbesi at ciudad.com.ar (Eduardo Albesi) ([Leica] Re: M8 problems)
In reply to: Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] Re: M8 problems)