Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] Fuji choice and Leica
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 19:54:47 +0000
References: <F3184F1C-B5C6-4607-A7EF-8CE07374C8CA@mac.com> <A32464F7-83CA-43A8-A6E5-6375B791A1DF@frozenlight.eu> <CA+yJO1CDA1j0arXrb4yV+TMOdy9kc93SH4e5zozkCwypUgGq1w@mail.gmail.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9C54DD80E@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <187C4151-0957-490C-A80F-089376063D84@gmail.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9C54DDC02@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <CAAsXt4Meif3wNScufbmUwOBZQA5He=Gor8gQPQQeOhW6b6jujQ@mail.gmail.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9C54DE6E3@WHIZZMAIL02.whizz.org> <2D240B99-C971-4163-B6A1-A17173A1ED6B@gmail.com> <91E6FAC3-F8C4-4BFE-B312-CF9B1E3CD407@btinternet.com> <FE763A6C-C734-4A2C-9409-77A2AB612CE1@gmail.com>

There are a few people who have used the camera quite heavily for the past 
few months, the only thing I have heard is about the white balance....

Of course it should not have happened, but at least Leica put their hand up 
in public and admitted it and also covering any damage to camera or lens 
resulting from it. It only seems to be some of the original production run 
so either a person or a component was at fault, the plus and minus of hand 
assembled cameras ;-)

 I don't think Nikon have ever admitted to problems with the LHS AF points 
in the D800 range, they will fix it if you send the camera to them. Same for 
dirty sensors on the D600? X-100 lens assemblies...

;-) john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 
> On May 19, 2013, at 3:05 AM, Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > The two dealers I regularly use have neither had any cameras yet, and can
> get no info from Leica as to when they may receive their first.
> > I have placed an order but have pretty well decided to cancel it for the 
> > time
> being.
> > The Fuji (which I bought at about the time I ordered the M) is getting 
> > the
> job done and the M saga is very much worse than the M9 in my case so, as an
> engineer, I am somewhat concerned that they are having major
> manufacturing difficulties, something like parts supply or component 
> quality
> variation.
> > Getting one in 12 months may be a better choice for me.
> 
> 
> I have heard that the problem is far graver than strap lugs being loose 
> (which
> they could accomplish 75 years ago), this is an $8000 camera guys...
> 
> (for pete's sake)
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> > FD
> >
> >
> > On 19 May, 2013, at 03:01, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Friday I was actually within 100 metres of 3 M's ( the 2 dealers 
> >> here are
> only 5 doors apart) so I can claim to have actually have seen one (demo not
> for sale at the boutique) and each dealer had one awaiting customer pick 
> up.
> Oz actually only got these first ones two months after USA, Europe, Japan
> and probably Outer Mongolia for all I know. I suppose that means they are
> post strap lug fault production. This is getting old waiting though. My 
> original
> order was six months ago.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Geoff
> >


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