That's why I'm using a K-7 instead of an M8. :-) Jeffery On May 18, 2010, at 1:40 PM, eckinator wrote:
> We're talking about a spilled milk issue though, aren't we? I doubt > you could even do so much as sue them and win now =( > Cheers > Ecke > > 2010/5/18 P. J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com>: >> B&H photo gives you a week or so, (I can't remember how long exactly), and a >> couple hundred exposures before giving you a problem with a return. Dead >> after 20 exposures, is well within that return policy. >> >> On 5/18/2010 2:12 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: >>> >>> Post Katrina there were no places in this part of the state stocking the >>> M8. I bought it from B&H and was referred to Leica since it did not arrive >>> dead on arrival. It took about 20 exposures before it died. >>> >>> >>> On May 18, 2010, at 12:51 PM, John Sessoms wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> From: Jeffery Smith >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I got flamed on the Leica Users Group forum for mentioning this, but >>>>> my M8's were anything but reliable. My first one died after about a >>>>> week, and Leica ignored all of my phone calls and emails until I >>>>> finally contacted the president of the company personally. If you >>>>> aren't a professional photographer, you can forget about customer >>>>> service from Leica. You don't exist. The second M8 body would not >>>>> recognize any of the memory cards I used. Leica blamed the memory >>>>> cards and refused to repair or replace the camera. I bought every >>>>> different brand of memory card listed as compatible on Leica's site, >>>>> and all gave me a "no memory card" error until I removed the battery, >>>>> waited a few minutes, and then reinserted the battery (which >>>>> apparently rebooted the camera). I had to repeat this every time I >>>>> wanted to shoot a frame. Once the camera was turned off or turned >>>>> itself off, the no memory card error reappeared. Until a new >>>>> firmware upgrade appeared last year, the M8 just sat in a drawer. The >>>>> firmware upgrade seems to have fixed the memory card problem. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Who did you buy the camera from? I mean, NYC mail-order, local dealer or >>>> direct from Leica USA? >>>> >>>> If I bought a camera that only worked for a week, I'd start with whoever >>>> I bought it from, and put the onus on them to make it right. Same for one >>>> that wouldn't work at all from the get-go. >>>> >>>> The dealer should have more leverage with the manufacturer, and if they >>>> don't it's still not MY problem. They sold it, they're responsible for >>>> making good. >>>> >>>> I prefer to deal locally whenever I can, simply because if something DOES >>>> go wrong, I get more stress relief if there's someone I can look in the eye >>>> while I'm yelling at him. >>>> >>>> I had some problems one time with a major NYC mail-order house getting a >>>> problem fixed, but in retrospect the problem had more to do with the >>>> difficulties of trying to communicate three ways (dealer, manufacturer& >>>> me) >>>> across 9 time zones by email. They did finally understood the problem and >>>> got it sorted out for me. >>>> >>>> I would, and have bought from them since then ... when I couldn't find >>>> what I wanted locally. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fnil\fcharset0 >> Courier New;}} >> \viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 I've just upgraded to Thunderbird 3.0 and the >> interface subtly weird.\par >> } >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
