Guest Olof Posted March 13, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just tell us (short), if you have a M8, if it is a "second generation" or a "bug fixed" M8 and if you had a problem, or if you never had a problem. Lets start with my M8 Recieved: Jan. 2008 (second generation) Problems: Margenta (seen one or to times) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 13, 2007 Posted March 13, 2007 Hi Guest Olof, Take a look here Which problems does your M8 have (if it have them at all). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pascal_meheut Posted March 13, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 13, 2007 None with IR filters and 1.092.Maybe a glitch sometimes but I shot hundreds of pictures last WE and nothing comes to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 13, 2007 Share #3 Posted March 13, 2007 Same as Pascal. No glitches with the filters in use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker Posted March 13, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 13, 2007 2nd Gen jan 2007 - No problems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted March 13, 2007 Share #5 Posted March 13, 2007 Did the Leica's IR/UV filters arrive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 13, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 13, 2007 Ruben, I've not received mine yet but I bought filters for the lenses that aren't going to have Leica's filters on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laki Posted March 13, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) have mine since 17th february, ser.no. 3106xx, now around 300 exposures. the magenta cast ist there and i had once a camera lockup, i had the camera in the bag and forgot to turn it off. after arriving home (maybe 30 minutes later) i took it out of the bag and it only responded to the buttons on the back. after taking the battery out and replacing it with a freshly charged one it worked like nothing happened. the battery which was in the camera (while that lock up occured) was still showing half full before this happened. during lockup the battery indicator didnt show anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_h Posted March 13, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 13, 2007 2nd Gen M8 Jan 07 (just missed 31st dec deadline dooh) arrived with v 1.09 had no problems until v1.092 I had a shutter error, although I think this may have been with v1.091. I now occasionally get a srambled image on the lcd showing red stripes with a black background after I take a picture. The red light is flashing away and keeps flashing until I move the on/off switch to the timer setting. I then turn it off and all seems well again. The card shows the picture taken with no faults. Roll on v1.10.. and ir filters...and more dough to buy a 75mm ... Looking forward to Summer ! regards Jim Edit Just noticed Olof - when did you receive your camera..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laki Posted March 13, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 13, 2007 sorry, forgot to mention that it came with 1.09 firmware and i upgraded it to 1.092, the lockup occured with the new firmware. @olof, your m8 will be delivered next year but good to know that it will still have the magenta issue . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjmcsu Posted March 13, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 13, 2007 Charger(A/C) portion burned out. D/C portion(car charger) still works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thpeters Posted March 13, 2007 Share #11 Posted March 13, 2007 Bought it Feb 20-2007, Out of focus problem from day 1. After software upgrade sensor cleaning is not working. Theo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smgorsch Posted March 13, 2007 Share #12 Posted March 13, 2007 2nd gen. for 1 week Delighted. No Problems except Magenta (waiting for my free filters). Did have lines on LCD after shut down but these seem to have disappeared with FW 1.092. Beautiful focus with 50mm 'Lux sg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorflow Posted March 13, 2007 Share #13 Posted March 13, 2007 Gen 1 from Nov 20, 2006. Upgraded to 1.09, not yet had factory upgrade. All gen 1 problems - banding, magenta cast... Some battery charging issue but appeared fixed by draining and re-charging. Camera died - buttons and LCD stopped functioning, while shutter kept on working and vice versa. Finally totally died. Sent to Leica for repair and upgrade. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&W Posted March 13, 2007 Share #14 Posted March 13, 2007 2nd gen, desember 06 Back focus problem and returned to Solms for fix Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted March 13, 2007 Share #15 Posted March 13, 2007 Hi - there's a new thread with a link to an internet based survey that will catch this information more systematically and provide Guy and others with clearer data to pass to Leica. You might like to have a look at this link: http://www.leica-camera-user.com/digital-forum/18954-internet-survey-luf-m8-experience-date.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted March 13, 2007 Share #16 Posted March 13, 2007 I had a battery experience sudden demise. Went from 3/4 charged to zero and then on recharging would not get past 3/4 full. Leica replaced it by mail from NJ -- very accommodating. I had a no-name 2G SD card repeatedly refuse to format in the camera (hung with the red light flashing) but I don't blame the camera for that. I've had no other problems. Running 1.092. Occasionally see some magenta but I don't count that for purposes of the question asked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd5404 Posted March 13, 2007 Share #17 Posted March 13, 2007 First Gen. M8; Banding problem fixed; no other problems Gerd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark D Posted March 14, 2007 Share #18 Posted March 14, 2007 Second Gen. , December 06. None with IR filters and 1.092. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns_ng Posted March 14, 2007 Share #19 Posted March 14, 2007 2nd. Gen bought in mid-January. Everything is fine except for RF focusing issue. Might have to send it back to Solms. N.S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted March 14, 2007 Share #20 Posted March 14, 2007 Hardware fixed M8 from Solms with 1.092. most serious existing problem that I've seen myself is the "green band" from an on-frame overexposed light source. The so-called "dark pixel" flaw had a camera lock with an apparently bad SD card (Sandisk Extreme 3) stupid 1.092 thing: the menu 'flickers' / rolls when you turn on the camera every 100 switches or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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