gesper Posted April 10, 2007 Share #21 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Fantastic! Now I won't be tempted to do it. Â Seeing it in all the pieces, it's amazing they ever get these things work at all, much less stay working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 10, 2007 Posted April 10, 2007 Hi gesper, Take a look here Anatomy of the Leica M8. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
glenerrolrd Posted April 10, 2007 Share #22 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Wow I have seen some complex electronic assemblies but this one is amazing. Thanks for sharing this. Makes me appreciate that Leica was able to pull it off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidigital Posted April 10, 2007 Share #23 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Very, very cool Mark. Makes my slicing of Canon mirrors with a Dremel to use Leica R lenses seem like child's play. Â Kurt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Flood Posted April 10, 2007 Share #24 Â Posted April 10, 2007 I'm speechless. I can't believe that you would have the nerve to take apart a $5000 camera. I'm very much in awe of your ability and appreciate you sharing this with everyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted April 10, 2007 Share #25 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Bravo! Â Superb! And by that, I mean both your work and the camera! Â Thanks! Â --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravastar Posted April 10, 2007 Share #26 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Well, it looks as if we got our money's worth , there's a lot of engineering in that product! I wonder if any location other than Solms will ever be able to service them. Â Mark from the work you've done have you been able to acertain why there seemed to be such a high impedance between various parts of the body shell components? If I remember correctly some time ago you measured about 100 Ohms between some items. Â Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eronald Posted April 10, 2007 Share #27 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Marc, do you think a full-frame camera can be built just by swapping the electronics and swapping the shutter ? Is there space ? Â Edmund Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmsr Posted April 10, 2007 Share #28 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Mark, Â You are a brave man. Â Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted April 10, 2007 Share #29 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Mark, it is impressive! Â Do you think it would have been possible to replace the motorized cocking device by a manual lever like that of the Epson R-D1? (I would have preferred that). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted April 10, 2007 Share #30 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Mark, you gotta get the vote for the biggest cojones!!! Â That was an impressive display of virtuoso, afraid-of-nothing, engineering talent! Many thanks for the public service and for your perspectives on the M8 design and build. Â Jeff (still shaking his head...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoMammabot Posted April 10, 2007 Share #31 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Woah! Super impressive Post! Â I hope you get to write this one off as a biz expense if it doesn't go back togeather! Â Thank you very much for the insight in to my beloved camera. Your posts make me apprciate the camera even more than i already did Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankg Posted April 10, 2007 Share #32 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Really mesmerizing getting a guided tour of the guts of the M8. You laid it out in a way even I could understand it. I've got a whole new respect for the camera. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrycioni Posted April 10, 2007 Share #33 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Mark, Â Thank you so much. Totally fascinating. Brillant! Â Best. Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_mitchell Posted April 10, 2007 Share #34 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Crazy and cool! Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahn73 Posted April 10, 2007 Share #35 Â Posted April 10, 2007 I tried running the motor directly from a 3v battery and, outside the camera, it is much quieter than when inside. I think at least some of the excessive shutter noise comes from vibrations from the motor being amplified because it is directly mounted on the camera body. A compliant mounting to reduce transmission might reduce the noise. When you put it back together, are you going to try and mod it to reduce the shutter noise? If not you, SOMEBODY should make an attempt at it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirvine Posted April 10, 2007 Share #36 Â Posted April 10, 2007 This makes all the hand-wringing about sensor cleaning seem a little silly. Thanks, Mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted April 10, 2007 Share #37 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Mark your certifiable but we love ya. LOL Â Awesome to see this, now don't start drinking and try to put it back together, you may get a M7 1/2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike prevette Posted April 10, 2007 Share #38 Â Posted April 10, 2007 That was amazing. My inner nerd needs a cigarete and a glass of wine. Â _mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raizans Posted April 10, 2007 Share #39 Â Posted April 10, 2007 all of that costs $5000? i can't help thinking that the innards look cheap. Â very cool project, though. that takes guts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Campbell Posted April 10, 2007 Share #40 Â Posted April 10, 2007 Mark - This must be the best thread ever anywhere. No one has commented on your macro technique, which is off the scale. Thanks! Â Any comments on strengths and weaknesses of environmental sealing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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