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Guten Morgen zusammen, derzeit bin ich selbst mit der Qualität von Leica nicht mehr so zufrieden, wie ich es früher war. Weniger mit meinem Händler unzufrieden, sondern viel mehr mit der Zentrale in Wetzlar und deren Leistungen derzeit. Seien es fehlerhafte Anleitungen im Internet für das Update der Firmware von Objektiven, Schreibfehler in den URLs auf der Webseite, fehlende und sehr unbequeme Möglichkeiten Objektive oder Kameras zu registrieren, abblätterndes Griffplastik bei einer SL2-S bereits bei mittlerer Amateur-Benutzung, usw, usw. Die Liste wird leider leider immer länger in der letzten Zeit. Dadurch verunsichert habe ich mich mal etwas international im Internet umgeschaut, u.a. Trustpilot, google Maps, Foren, usw. und meine vermehrt kritische Stimmen zur aktuellen Qualität von Leica zu sehen - gerade auch zu den neuen Kameras wie M11 oder M6. Daher möchte ich hier gerne mal fragen, wie Ihr es seht? Hat die Qualität tatsächlich nach Eurer eigenen Erfahrung bitte in der letzten Zeit nachgelassen? Danke Euch und schönes Wochenende! Michael, Berlin

Just found out that my next M246 suffers from sensor issues. My first M246 was replaced because there was an error with the sensor on the first one, and now it's happening all over with the M246 which replaced the first one with sensor error; i have to send my next M246 to service. Three years ago i jumped in the water: I switched to Leica from Nikon (and a short period with Canon) after 25 years without any techinical faults or issues what so ever, and i never looked back. That is until now, because i'm wondering if i really want to stay with Leica after these experiences after all. Three years with severe errors on two different digital bodies (sensors). - Is this sufficent enough? - What would you expect from Leica's customer service in this matter? - Would you go the other way around again, turn the back on Leica and return to Nikon based upon the experiences these (first) three years? Or shall i just tolerate this?

Attached a detail of a out of camera jpeg (DNG is identical) showing chromatic aberration. Is this normal and if yes, how do I get rid of?

Are there more established brands out there of DSLR - film scanning equipment? negative.supply the name of this website and of the company I heard yesterday for the first time. I find some of the articles on offer interesting, but I wish the descriptions of each item and of the combinations was more detailed. Any experience with other similar products?

I didn't have much luck with the search engine so pardon if already discussed. And not meaning to offend anyone on the forum... I received but sent back the next day a new M10-R in black chrome finish. This example was a disappointment after decades of use of all the M series film cameras from M3DS to MP followed by M8 and M240 of the digital series. Those performed well and looked nice too, evidencing a nice design, good machining, good finishing, and quality materials. I found the same thing with the Leitz microscopes, especially the black Ortholux. Though perhaps already discussed or deemed unimportant, what bothered me were for example the sharp corner and edges of the top plate, cheap looking hardware (buttons, wheels, locking mechanism, etc.), poor engraving, and finish that needed a good scrubbing in places to clean it up. Which begs the question, what economies were introduced into the internals out of our sight? This camera was to last the rest of my life. Holding, fondling if you will, alternately the M240 with black paint finish and then the M10-R, even with closed eyes, produced an unexpected sadness. On the one hand, the touch screen, and an additional stop or two of dynamic range, and the extra pixels would all be handy though not imperative, and on the other, as an engineer the quality of materials and construction were at least as important. I have never seen an M9 or prior variants of the M10 so do not know if this is a sudden or gradual change over the last decade. Perhaps with the greatly expanded range of offerings, Leica cannot give the same attention to detail as was once customary. Asked the seller to send along a silver chrome version if they were notably better. I realize that my own value judgment is open to criticism but am curious about the generally perceived workmanship on the newer cameras these days.