This would have been my only option anyway. ;-) On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:17 AM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jeffery, > Well thats a word or two to the wise... > Saves me a lot of money. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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. >> >> Pro photographers and photographers wealthy enough to afford an attorney get >> good service from Leica USA. Grunts like myself (a teacher) aren't given the >> time of day. I have refrained from mentioning my problems on the LUG except >> when a pro photographer posts a message saying that Leica customer service >> is absolutely the best. I then mention the problems I had and get my ass >> flamed as a heretic. I finally unsubscribed from the LUG as it became less >> and less a forum about photography. The die hard photojournalist types on >> the LUG now post incessant photos of their dog, their flowers, or buildings. >> >> Leica film rangefinders are great, and reliable. Leica doesn't seem to know >> anything whatsoever about digital cameras. If you want a digital camera with >> a Leica lens, buy a Panasonic! They are great! If you can live with only >> wide angle to normal lenses, the GF1 is a wonderful little camera. >> >> Jeffery >> >> >> >> On May 18, 2010, at 8:22 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> I worked with Leica RF cameras on and off from 1969 to 2002. I'd enjoy >>> an M4-P again, but I know I'd never work with film enough again to >>> warrant the expense. I'd enjoy an M8 or M9 now. >>> >>> Have fun with it. Although it's expensive, it's just a camera ... a >>> darn good one with a great lens. >>> >>> -- >>> Godfrey >>> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >
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