LocalHero1953 Posted November 7, 2015 Share #1 Â Posted November 7, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I posted this in the "About the Leica Forum" section yesterday, but i've had no response yet. ....................... What's happened to Thighslapper's SL image thread, and the thread about his new SL? Was it an illicitly supplied camera and has Leica thrown an injunction at him? Or have they just been merged with another thread I haven't found yet? His posts show up when you search his name, but the links are broken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Hi LocalHero1953, Take a look here Disappearing SL threads - reposted. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
helged Posted November 7, 2015 Share #2 Â Posted November 7, 2015 Likely reason: Still 1+ week to Nov 16. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevelap Posted November 7, 2015 Share #3 Â Posted November 7, 2015 Yes, I'm happy for Thighslapper that he's enjoying his camera but less happy (and Leica probably is too) with the dealer who sold what was probably a demo unit early. Â If there's an official launch date, why not stick to it. Â I think something similar happened with a previous launch - can't remember which camera - Â and, if memory serves, Leica weren't too happy then either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted November 7, 2015 Share #4 Â Posted November 7, 2015 Yea, that's the reason. Â Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted November 7, 2015 Share #5 Â Posted November 7, 2015 So Leica can delete posts here? Scary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 7, 2015 Share #6 Â Posted November 7, 2015 They cannot. They can request Admin to take action - that is all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 7, 2015 Share #7 Â Posted November 7, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) But why? So someone has an SL and is using it. Why the censorship? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 7, 2015 Share #8 Â Posted November 7, 2015 And how does this square with Dr Kauffman posting his SL photos on Facebook?.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
euston Posted November 7, 2015 Share #9  Posted November 7, 2015 They cannot. They can request Admin to take action - that is all.  I'm not sure which is worse - Leica's request or the site owner's compliance with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psss Posted November 7, 2015 Share #10 Â Posted November 7, 2015 that is a joke....people have been posting images taken with the SL for some time...i could have posted some myself, plenty of SLs going around to stores and leica obviously did not mind people bringing cards and taking pics.... if one of these cameras actually changed hands before the release date, that is something to take up with the store but i don't see why the threads have to be removed here...the same user could have just gone for a longer walk with the store demo unit.... silly for this forum to comply with a silly request...... even if the cameras shipping on the 16th (or the 20th when we in the US seem to be getting them) have a different firmware, there was nothing technical in the users experience or pics.... leica should have been more worried about the DPreview demo unit they sent out.....nothing to take back there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted November 7, 2015 Share #11 Â Posted November 7, 2015 It was explained somewhere that Thighslapper requested that the thread be taken down to avoid a confrontation. Â scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted November 7, 2015 Share #12 Â Posted November 7, 2015 I actually suggested he delete the post before the camera arrived...Im surprised it lasted as long as it did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasAM Posted November 7, 2015 Share #13  Posted November 7, 2015 For all I understand in this matter, I think all parties involved would be best served by being open about what happened. Nothing worse than secrecy in this early stages, when you want to win public opinion or launch a new product and are confronted with start-up problems.  This forum, for one, should not assist Leica in a marketing strategy,, if veiled in secrecy. It would be an insult to our intelligence.  The problems are being solved soon and will be in the definitive firmware at launch as I presume. So no damage done then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted November 7, 2015 Share #14  Posted November 7, 2015 I asked Andreas to delete the posts. Basically so some poor soul who has made a simple human error doesn't get a b*llocking. PM me if you want the tale in full...... can't say any more on the forum ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted November 8, 2015 Share #15  Posted November 8, 2015 I asked Andreas to delete the posts. Basically so some poor soul who has made a simple human error doesn't get a b*llocking. PM me if you want the tale in full...... can't say any more on the forum ......  Good job. I don't need to know more, you did the right thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 8, 2015 Share #16  Posted November 8, 2015 Pre-launch demo cameras do not necessarily have the current firmware and images might therefore not be optimal. I'm aware that one SL camera 'in use' and from which images were published did not have latest firmware.  dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 8, 2015 Share #17 Â Posted November 8, 2015 Oh, the drama. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted November 8, 2015 Share #18 Â Posted November 8, 2015 almost as exciting as a bag discussion, Rick ....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted November 8, 2015 Share #19  Posted November 8, 2015 They cannot. They can request Admin to take action - that is all.  ... can request: Yes. But without any guarantee that I follow this request.  I'm not sure which is worse - Leica's request or the site owner's compliance with it.  As already said by thighslapper: There was no request by Leica to me.   Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 8, 2015 Share #20  Posted November 8, 2015 I'm not sure which is worse - Leica's request or the site owner's compliance with it. Which is an unwarranted extrapolation...As shown by subsequent posts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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