Several digital M bodies and lenses : what to do ?

[JHAG]

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Like many of us, I suffered from front- or backfocussing and painstakingly had to send my M8 and lenses in for proper adjustment.

Now I wonder : how did those of you who have several M bodies finally succeeded in calibrating all their lenses with all their bodies to avoid these issues (apart focus shift, which is another matter, albeit related) ?

Did you send the whole lot to Solms asking Stefan Daniel to adjust everything or what ?

[jaapv]

Actually, in the end I only had two out of twelve lenses calibrated by Will van manen and one returned to Leica for an obvious error, plus my M9 readjusted seperately and everything is spot-on now

[JHAG]

Lucky you.

With one body and 7 lenses, I had to readjust 4 of them.

[rickp13]

i sent a 50mm to solms for coding, and sent the m8 and 75mm summilux along at the same time for adjustment. no issues with other lenses.

 

waiting to see what (if anything) is required with an m9.

 

greetings from hamburg

 

rick

[JHAG]

Thank you all.

Now I need a second body to complement my M8.

Two options :

- I can get an M8.2, 1 year warranty, for 2500 € (around)

or an M.8, 18 months warranty, for 1800 €.

Is the M8.2 worth the 700 € premium ?

[Symeon]

If it's not too late, get the M8, definitely. But make sure you are getting a later batch, December 2007 and after (check the serial number).

regards.

[stuny]

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J-F -

 

Hopefully master photographer and Forum member Joe Kubala will weigh in on this one since he had to make that choice.

[jaapv]

If it's not too late, get the M8, definitely. But make sure you are getting a later batch, December 2007 and after (check the serial number).

regards.

Why should that be:confused:

[JHAG]

This is a late batch M8, and the seller tells me it's sapphire glass. Bit I called Oliver Vogler in Solms, who told no M8 were equipped with sapphire, unless under option.

Apparently, some late batches were mounted whit those. Is there a way to tell them apart — except asking my wife to scratch her 840 carats diamond across the display ?