Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I couldn't agree more. I don't like to own things which I would be afraid of using. I am at a stance that you extract more value from the stuff I own by using them. With the 10,000 pictures I've taken with M8, i figured I've saved about $5000 in film, processing and scanning cost. :) On 12/29/07, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I decided to pack it up in its original box, and put it in the > > back of my closet... > > Jeffery, you're only punishing yourself. If you can't bear the thought of > using the M8, sell it and pay off the damned credit card. But I think in > the long run you'll be better off sorting out whatever problems come up > and use the camera. > > My first SL had a loose mirror, a light leak, a shutter speed dial that > lost its paint and came off, and the light meter quit in cool weather. > All within the 1-year warranty period. Leica USA has also sent the wrong > parts, and Solms re-assembled my 280 APO's aperture mechanism wrong and to > top it of they lost its front cap. I dread sending anything to Leica for > service. > > Yes I was pissed off and I cursed their service but once the problems were > sorted out I was left with a superb tool that was capable of making the > finest quality photos and taunted me to live up to its abilities. I now > carry the camera everywhere because its not about Leica and their service > it's me and the photos I make with the camera. And I carry a backup. > > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >