My broken M8

[Mauribix]

Originally Posted by mustafasoleiman

BRUCCOLINO not broccolino, from Brooklyn... I'm pretty sure that is the right spelling... anyway what do i know... i lived in Manaattan!

Bruccolino may be the the most similar word to the spelled one, but I'm sure it's called "broccolino" or "broccolinese" as well, since it was the name of a vegetable (broccoli) and it was the most similar word to the name of Brooklyn..

FWIW: sam around the world

[jaapv]

Originally Posted by Shootist

Jaapv, Maurizio I think Jamie is referring to getting a new camera from Leica directly as a replacement for the one you now have. Not to buy a new M8 and sell the other.

Whatever. I would have it repaired to salve my conscience before dumping it on the Bay and get an M8.2 Mentally deduct the price of an upgrade and the second year of guarantee from the price of the new camera and the net loss should be minimal. And one can keep using an M8 whilst the other one is languishing in Solms. They are quite slow nowadays. I got an e-mail from Andrea Frankl that adjusting a brand new Summilux 50 was going to take four weeks - due to "unavailability of spare parts". Yeah - right. They ran out of shims I guess. I think it is just my turn now.

[mustafasoleiman]

Originally Posted by jaapv

Whatever. I would have it repaired to salve my conscience before dumping it on the Bay and get an M8.2 Mentally deduct the price of an upgrade and the second year of guarantee from the price of the new camera and the net loss should be minimal. And one can keep using an M8 whilst the other one is languishing in Solms. They are quite slow nowadays. I got an e-mail from Anrea Frankl that adjusting a brand new Summilux 50 was going to take four weeks - due to "unavailability of spare parts". Yeah - right. They ran out of shims I guess. I think it is just my turn now.

they must be referring to limbs...

[Doc Henry]

Originally Posted by Mauribix

Is going back to Solms for the 4th time, do you think I could ask for a replace camera?
Matter of fact it was once there because of the broken shutter and three times (if I can recall right) for the vertical line problem...
...mmm... I'm a bit sick of that.

Hi Maurizio,
Our agent Leica has just said to me to day (July 2) whom Solms does not have any more of M8 to be sold.
Alone M8.2 is available.
...sorry for your problems with your M8
Best regards
Henry

[mhoersch]

Originally Posted by jaapv

Whatever. I would have it repaired to salve my conscience before dumping it on the Bay and get an M8.2 Mentally deduct the price of an upgrade and the second year of guarantee from the price of the new camera and the net loss should be minimal. And one can keep using an M8 whilst the other one is languishing in Solms. They are quite slow nowadays. I got an e-mail from Andrea Frankl that adjusting a brand new Summilux 50 was going to take four weeks - due to "unavailability of spare parts". Yeah - right. They ran out of shims I guess. I think it is just my turn now.

Jaap,
Do I hear a very slight undertone of cricism in your above statement?! Has it finally come to this? Leica beware!!

[jaapv]

Not at all - not an undertone No, I am quite irritated that I had to ask why it was taking so long and get an answer that sounds on the face of it quite lame. A brand new lens, in full production, for a simple job. Even if some esoteric part of the floating element mechanism needs replacing, they could pluck it off the production line.

[Nicoleica]

Don't forget that it's holiday season Jaap. The 'spare parts' needed could be human.

[plasticman]

Originally Posted by Nicoleica

Don't forget that it's holiday season Jaap. The 'spare parts' needed could be human.

And the mantle of 'The Last Leica Customer To Keep the Faith' falls gracefully from Jaap's shoulders, and onto yours.

oh and PS: no problems with my M8 at the moment whatsoever - knock on wood!

[okram]

I wonder how many people ha their M8 repaired more than two or three times...like me.
I finally gathered more than 6 months without failure, to knock on wood.
I think I would ask them to send me a new one and pick the broken one up with no costs for me.

[SOOHN]

I've got a similar problem with M8. The first 3 M8s came with 2 or more Pixelerrors.
And now my 4th got the vertical line error.
Leica will repair it within a month. Very long time I think.
If I shot withe the Summicrons and close aperture to 11 or 16 I'll see many of dustpix.
I hope they will clean it too.
Very harmfull that the M8 don't got a sensorcleaning.

[Mauribix]

Originally Posted by Doc Henry

Hi Maurizio,
Our agent Leica has just said to me to day (July 2) whom Solms does not have any more of M8 to be sold.
Alone M8.2 is available.
...sorry for your problems with your M8
Best regards
Henry

Thank you Henry.

[guidomo]

Originally Posted by jaapv

Even if some esoteric part of the floating element mechanism needs replacing, they could pluck it off the production line.

Aren't they being made in batches?

Sorry for Maurizio, I would be going mad if I was you. I am impressed with the patience many people seem to have with Solms. Waiting for a lens, OK, but the camera? Four times?

[Mauribix]

Originally Posted by guidomo

Aren't they being made in batches?

Sorry for Maurizio, I would be going mad if I was you. I am impressed with the patience many people seem to have with Solms. Waiting for a lens, OK, but the camera? Four times?

Actually I think Leica's lucky to have such a great bunch of resellers... Matter of fact my reseller lended me a substitute camera the first three/two times I had to send it to Solms.
This time I'm just about to think if switching to something else is suitable to me.
I'm not that polite, maybe I'm just resigned.

[jaapv]

Originally Posted by guidomo

Aren't they being made in batches?

Even then. Spare parts for current production items, and not the least selling of them at that?

[Jamie Roberts]

Originally Posted by Mauribix

Yep, I believed that too...

Yes--I meant that Leica should just give you a new one / replacement, but if you want an 8.2, then Jaap's is the right way to go...

[barjohn]

Maurizio

This won't help fix your camera but I have often wondered who the beautiful woman was in your avitar. Is she a professional model or a photographer?

[Mauribix]

Originally Posted by Jamie Roberts

Yes--I meant that Leica should just give you a new one / replacement, but if you want an 8.2, then Jaap's is the right way to go...

Jamie, actually my M8 is an M8u as I upgraded the shutter, matter of fact I don't mind if it's an M8u or M8.2 , Obviously if they would offer "just" an M8 as a replacement, I could be somehow uncertain since I payed many euros to get it upgraded!

[Mauribix]

Originally Posted by barjohn

Maurizio

This won't help fix your camera but I have often wondered who the beautiful woman was in your avitar. Is she a professional model or a photographer?

John, no problem as I could ask you the same!
BTW that cutie's Jennifer Connelly, she's an actress. A great performer (IMHO) and a beautyful woman as well.

Ciao!!

[barjohn]

Originally Posted by Mauribix

John, no problem as I could ask you the same!
BTW that cutie's Jennifer Connelly, she's an actress. A great performer (IMHO) and a beautyful woman as well.

Ciao!!

That was a photo of my wife sleeping on a chair in our bedroom. I liked the way the light was reflecting off of her and preferred the B&W image.

[Mauribix]

Originally Posted by barjohn

That was a photo of my wife sleeping on a chair in our bedroom. I liked the way the light was reflecting off of her and preferred the B&W image.

I guess that in the past. BTW, really nice picture.