jsrockit Posted February 17, 2010 Share #61  Posted February 17, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Don't get your old M8's shutter repaired -- get it replaced with the better M8.2 shutter! (The noisy shutter from my M8 was the primary reason I sold it . . . still waiting for my X1.)  -g  If I have to pay for it I'll probably go for the new shutter. However, if the older type of shutter is a lot cheaper, I'll get that. I'm not concerned with the noise to be honest. I'm more concerned with reliability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jsrockit Posted February 18, 2010 Share #62 Â Posted February 18, 2010 No word on US deliveries yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted February 18, 2010 Share #63 Â Posted February 18, 2010 Possibly something to do with the US not allowing ships in from the country where the factory is located? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 18, 2010 Share #64 Â Posted February 18, 2010 Possibly something to do with the US not allowing ships in from the country where the factory is located? Â I'm not familiar with this story... what's the deal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc247 Posted February 19, 2010 Share #65 Â Posted February 19, 2010 No word on US deliveries yet? Â I was told by Leica NJ that they are expecting delivery from Germany next week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grober Posted February 19, 2010 Share #66 Â Posted February 19, 2010 Response from Leica USA today, 19 February: "Our [X1] shipment got held up and will be here next week. We definitely have flight information." Â -g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 19, 2010 Share #67 Â Posted February 19, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't believe anything Leica says regarding this camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomsva Posted February 20, 2010 Share #68  Posted February 20, 2010 Response from Leica USA today, 19 February: "Our [X1] shipment got held up and will be here next week. We definitely have flight information." -g  Let's all hope they are not supposed to fly Lufthansa, as there will be a huge pilot strike starting Monday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 21, 2010 Share #69 Â Posted February 21, 2010 Who has a demo unit in NYC? I need to check it out in the flash...I'm getting cold feet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stkorn Posted February 22, 2010 Share #70 Â Posted February 22, 2010 Who has a demo unit in NYC? I need to check it out in the flash...I'm getting cold feet. Â What have you seen from the early X1's that's giving you cold feet? Just curious because I've had just the opposite reaction..I'm more certain now that I'd like to get an X1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 22, 2010 Share #71 Â Posted February 22, 2010 What have you seen from the early X1's that's giving you cold feet? Just curious because I've had just the opposite reaction..I'm more certain now that I'd like to get an X1 Â I met with a few people over the weekend who are in the industry and they hated the camera so much. I tried to stick up for it, but then they asked "have you used it?" I had to answer no and they said I should go demo it before spending the $2000 on it. After our discussion, it sounded like a good idea. These were diehard Leica fans and not one of them liked the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted February 22, 2010 Share #72  Posted February 22, 2010 I met with a few people over the weekend who are in the industry and they hated the camera so much. I tried to stick up for it, but then they asked "have you used it?" I had to answer no and they said I should go demo it before spending the $2000 on it. After our discussion, it sounded like a good idea. These were diehard Leica fans and not one of them liked the camera.   There is always going to be a certain Luddite reaction to anything that threatens the status quo. Have those 'who are in the industry' used the X1 themselves? By 'diehard' do you mean Leica film camera users? No camera is ever going to be perfect but some including the X1 have very innovative, practical and usable features. The X1 will enable superb quality photographs to be taken more unobtrusively than many other cameras and it can be slipped into your pocket afterwards just like a Minox 35. I would not be surprised if an interchangeable lens version of the X1 is being developed in which case it will be to the M8 and M9 what the the Leica CL was to the M4 ... but it will probably be more usable and successful than the CL.  Cheers  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 22, 2010 Share #73  Posted February 22, 2010 There is always going to be a certain Luddite reaction to anything that threatens the status quo. Have those 'who are in the industry' used the X1 themselves? By 'diehard' do you mean Leica film camera users? No camera is ever going to be perfect but some including the X1 have very innovative, practical and usable features. The X1 will enable superb quality photographs to be taken more unobtrusively than many other cameras and it can be slipped into your pocket afterwards just like a Minox 35. I would not be surprised if an interchangeable lens version of the X1 is being developed in which case it will be to the M8 and M9 what the the Leica CL was to the M4 ... but it will probably be more usable and successful than the CL. Cheers  dunk  No, these were film M and digital M users. They have demo-ed the X1, but not used it for any long period of time. They all said they wanted to like it, but it just didn't feel worth $2000 and the AF was a big issue for them.  Now, I don't agree that the X1 is pocketable like a Minox.  I don't let word of mouth scare me off... that is apparent in these threads. However, I think it would be smart to demo it myself just to be sure.  So, which stores in NYC have a demo unit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappde Posted February 22, 2010 Share #74 Â Posted February 22, 2010 Â So, which stores in NYC have a demo unit? Â Drive down to the suburbs and I show you mine! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 22, 2010 Share #75 Â Posted February 22, 2010 Drive down to the suburbs and I show you mine! Â Thanks for the offer, but I'm a true city guy = no car! Princeton is nice though... I used to hit the Record Exchange a lot back when I was at Rutgers in the 90s. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grober Posted February 24, 2010 Share #76 Â Posted February 24, 2010 Leica USA received cameras this week. X1 cameras will begin shipping to USA dealers this Friday, 26 Feb. Â How many? Anyone's guess . . . Â -g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashwinrao1 Posted February 25, 2010 Share #77 Â Posted February 25, 2010 My guess. 3 cameras for US Distribution....equally distributed to the 4 corners of the US... Â just...a...guess.... Â And I ain't holding my breath.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 25, 2010 Share #78 Â Posted February 25, 2010 My dealer told me 1-2 weeks today, but they also said Leica hasn't been communicating with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ledbetter Posted February 25, 2010 Share #79  Posted February 25, 2010 Does Steve Jobs want a Leica? I hope he's still waiting for it.  Apple and Leica seem to share the same marketing strategies – make their customers dangle for so long and so painfully that they give up and buy something else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted February 25, 2010 Share #80 Â Posted February 25, 2010 Received this today: Â Dear Mr. (JSRockit), Â Leica dealers all over the country are just now receiving their very first units, and I'm guessing they will hand these over to customers that had pre-ordered months ago. Â Best regards, XXXX XXXXX Leica Camera Inc. / Technical Advisor 1 Pearl Court, Unit A / Allendale, NJ 07401 / USA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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