Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/30

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Subject: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:58:46 +0000
References: <CCDD79FD.21655%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <CCDD7D10.26EF3%mark@rabinergroup.com> <20121130004812.2699ab85@linux-mh41.site> <CAE3QcF4Qcp=Wy9w821=Kqr7ChO+qVL-7x38bfwaVTCa8=wkzkQ@mail.gmail.com> <1A6F29A1-6E84-4BAE-B700-677D51B9F81B@mac.com> <CAE3QcF57y-VS-HqRWQ1AuzxdwB39pyWg4sq1ybbThc+Q3wyWgw@mail.gmail.com>

Certainly a very high percentage, not knowing how many are in that area it 
is hard to know what number the failures would correlate to in the +30K M9s 
out there....

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Am I still the only one astonished at Phil's report that all 10 M9 cameras 
> in his
> circle have all needed repair several times??
> I cannot believe that is typical nor know of any other report of that 
> level of
> failures (actually a 200 or 300% failure rate) to that effect anywhere in 
> my
> years of Leica involvement (nor about any other brand either for that
> matter).
> I never suggested that the M9 is the best tool for professional
> photojournalists. It has no video for a first consideration.
> My comments were only on that reported failure rate.
> 


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