gesper Posted January 23, 2007 Share #21  Posted January 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1. One 2. No - first generation  Note that my answer relates to the period before it went back to Solms. I just got it back yesterday and will update if anything changes in the next week or so, but so far so good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Venkman Posted January 23, 2007 Share #22 Â Posted January 23, 2007 1. one - first gen.1.06 (still) Â 2. No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sprow Posted January 23, 2007 Share #23 Â Posted January 23, 2007 One M8 ("second generation" 1.09) No problems of the type described to date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. borger Posted January 23, 2007 Share #24 Â Posted January 23, 2007 One M8 first generation .............. none of the problems (so far) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt736 Posted January 23, 2007 Share #25  Posted January 23, 2007 Sean,  1. One M8 (Sec Gen Ver 1.09 ,Purchased Jan 07)  2. No  _  Cheers Matthew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted January 23, 2007 Share #26 Â Posted January 23, 2007 1) 1 (second) 01/2007 Â 2) no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gduveen Posted January 23, 2007 Share #27  Posted January 23, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1. One M8 (ver 2 with 1.09 firmware) for 10 days  2. No    Gerard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfgilbert Posted January 23, 2007 Share #28  Posted January 23, 2007 1. 1 M8 First Gen. (1.09) 2. No  Cheers, Jacques Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtmerideth Posted January 23, 2007 Share #29 Â Posted January 23, 2007 one no problems first gen running 1.09 g. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted January 23, 2007 Share #30  Posted January 23, 2007 Sean, I have had a freezing problem twice with my M8: once within the first week and once at week 5.5.  I have been using this camera since 12/13/06 and have shot just over 2300 pictures with it. I own only one M8 and so far have only one battery. This is a 2nd-gen camera with 1.09 sw.  In both cases the symptom was  A) If the camera is turned off and the battery is removed briefly and reinstalled, the M8 responds normally.  The first time this happened, the battery was well-charged. The second time, the battery was 2/3 discharged.  This camera has been treated with kid gloves -- that is, not dropped, not used indoors after being in the cold, allowed to rest after turning it on so as to avoid the "rainbow-like scratches," and always turned off for SD and battery changing.  I have noticed no static electicity problems at all.  After both of the malfunctions, the camera performed flawlessly.  Thanks for doing this task for our community.  Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
everyman Posted January 23, 2007 Share #31 Â Posted January 23, 2007 1. One M8 (second gen) 6 Jan 2. No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted January 23, 2007 Share #32 Â Posted January 23, 2007 I have 3 and trying to get all my facts straight but every camera has had a battery failure of some sort . Personally i think there are some bad batteries or the voltage is dropping to low and it fails. This is not a camera issue but a battery issue and it's performance at less than full charge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorflow Posted January 23, 2007 Share #33  Posted January 23, 2007 1. One since mid-Nov 2. Yes, gen 1 3. No 4. Yes, battery was re-charged 8. Battery was 2/3 full  Comments: I suspect the battery was drained when the switch was in the off position. This happened twice and I think I might have turned the camera off while the LCD screen was on. Since then I always make sure the LCD screen is off before turning off the power and this problem has not recurred for about a month.  Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesche Posted January 23, 2007 Share #34  Posted January 23, 2007 1. One M8  2. Yes, second generation, firmware 1.09, problem showed once in 2000 frames  3. YES  4. - 5. - 6. - 7. -  8. Battery level at 2/3, indoor shot, static electricity could be a present, data buffer was full  Good idea to collect the data!  Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted January 23, 2007 Share #35  Posted January 23, 2007 ... not a camera issue but a battery issue and it's performance at less than full charge  I always like Guy's thinking. In my 2 failures, the battery was fully charged for one and 2/3 discharged for the other.  It has never happened when switching on. When the freeze occurs, switching off/on doesn't help, but off-remove battery-replace-on works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakley Posted January 23, 2007 Share #36  Posted January 23, 2007 1. 1  2. Yes - first generation. Happened twice in the same night, not thereafter.  3. Yes  4. -  5. -  6. -  7. -  8. About 50% battery; dry, cold night but did not notice static; no other factors observed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted January 23, 2007 Share #37  Posted January 23, 2007 1. one (2nd generation, but only in my possession for 1 1/2 wks, 500 exposures) 2. no problems  scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted January 23, 2007 Share #38 Â Posted January 23, 2007 1. One M8 (2nd-gen, 1.09), purchased 1/6/07. No issues. Â Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
judybabinski Posted January 23, 2007 Share #39 Â Posted January 23, 2007 One M8, purchased Dec. 27 No issues with light to medium use. No heavy use yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4season Posted January 23, 2007 Share #40 Â Posted January 23, 2007 1. One, 2nd gen, less than 1K photos 2. No problems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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