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Subject: [Leica] Zeiss Wide Angle 35mm f/2 Biogon T* ZM
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:05:04 -0800
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On Feb 28, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> No, I tried going through the routine they had with the camera's 
> documentation. How does one join Leica Professional Services?


I would certainly like to know too,

thanks, Steve
> 
> Jeffery
> 
> 
> On Feb 28, 2010, at 12:59 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> 
>> Jeffrey -
>> 
>> Are you a member of Leica Professional Services?  They have given me
>> outstanding service when I contact them directly.  It doesn't cost any
>> extra.
>> 
>> Tina
>> 
>> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Jefffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> They did indirectly. The replacement camera they sent me failed after two
>>> weeks. Leica would not return my calls, so I just put it in the closet. 
>>> The
>>> problem with the second camera was that it would not recognize the memory
>>> card. I tried every brand of memory card offered by BHPhoto, and it would
>>> not recognize any of them. Then I discovered that if I rebooted the 
>>> camera
>>> by removing the battery for a few minutes, it would recognize the card, 
>>> but
>>> not if the camera was turned off and on again. So if I wanted to use it, 
>>> I
>>> would have to take the battery out before each shot. A letter to Leica 
>>> USA
>>> was ignored, so I pretty much quit photography altogether for 2 years 
>>> with
>>> the M8 locked up and waiting. When Leica came up with another firmware
>>> upgrade last year, I installed it and it seems to have fixed the glitch. 
>>> It
>>> hasn't been a problem since then, but I've lost all confidence in Leica 
>>> USA.
>>> 
>>> Jeffery
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 28, 2010, at 12:34 PM, Greg Lorenzo wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Jeff Smith wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> I sense that we are on the endangered species list. I use digital when 
>>>>> I
>>> need the results today. But walking around in a lawless
>>>> 
>>>>> town with a $6,000 camera/lens in my hand gives me reason to pause.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jeffery
>>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>> www.tinamanley.com
>> 
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