leffe Posted June 14, 2007 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) My M8 was wrapped in a neopren bag, when it fell out from my car. It landed on the side of the lens. So that the IR Filter was damaged. It seems to work fine. But anyway can one be sure... What would you do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 14, 2007 Posted June 14, 2007 Hi leffe, Take a look here M8 dropped to the floor. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted June 14, 2007 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2007 If it works well and the RF is not knocked out of alignment - carry on using it and have a cup of coffee to steady my hands Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eoin Posted June 14, 2007 Share #3 Posted June 14, 2007 .. What would you do? After I managed to get my heart out of my mouth, I'd just check the function of the camera, focus and rangefinder allignment. If all was working as normal I'd thank my lucky stars. Sorry to hear about your misfortune, apart from the filter and pride, I'm sure everything will be OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted June 14, 2007 Share #4 Posted June 14, 2007 Breathe deeply 10 times, thank the good lord that you had a filter on the lense, do some test shots with the camera + different lenses and if they're OK get back on with life. They're pretty tough in my experience.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 14, 2007 Share #5 Posted June 14, 2007 And send a humble e-mail to the Gnomes in Solms, thanking them for building such a robust tool... ( Heinzelmaennchen@leica-camera.com ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_x2004 Posted June 14, 2007 Share #6 Posted June 14, 2007 My M8 was wrapped in a neopren bag, when it fell out from my car. It landed on the side of the lens. So that the IR Filter was damaged. It seems to work fine. But anyway can one be sure... What would you do? Send a humble note to the neoprene bag manufacturer and the car manufacturer for making a car close enough to the ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mondello Posted June 14, 2007 Share #7 Posted June 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have a Canon G7 which is also housed in a metal body like the M8 and I've dropped the little Canon 3x once from my coat pocket to a tile floor in a restaurant. It continues to chug along just fine. My guess is that your M8 is far more robust than the G7 and will also be just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 14, 2007 Share #8 Posted June 14, 2007 This isn't the first 'dropped M8' thread I've seen, what a careless bunch! I let my nephew use my LC5 (D1) at a Rugby match, the wrist strap broke (not his fault) and it fell onto the concrete terrace and bounced around a bit. I expected it to be trashed, especially as the lens was extended and appears to be relatively fragile, but.........apart from a barely noticeable mark on the base it was fine and continues to work fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted June 14, 2007 Share #9 Posted June 14, 2007 I dropped a Canon A75 from about a meter, with some lateral motion, and it died totally. My kids have not forgiven me. scott Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggers Posted June 14, 2007 Share #10 Posted June 14, 2007 I managed to drop my M8 onto a stone floor just recently on a trip from Kathmandu in Nepal to Lhasa in Tibet. As I picked it up from a table the strap got caught around a chair arm and pulled it from my hand. This was only on day 3 of the trip, with only a Pannie LC1 as backup. It went with a loud bang - no sound of smashed glass although my ears were primed for it. As cooly as I could I picked it up and went out side. I was shaking like a leaf. Switched it on - appeared to take an age, but it came to life. Then took a few frames - all working. Amazing. Just a chunk taken out of the black tap I have on the back of the camera. The lens, a Zeiss 25mm ZM took it less well. It was a bit loose after the fall, and the images soft. Its now back receiving some TLC from the service department. That was my widest lens on the trip - so next best was a 35mm. So I was VERY impressed with the M8 on this front - although not planning a bounce test again! Did get one weird error later on - anyone had it snap into a mode when it won't display the pictures, but just shows the filename? Very weird. A battery-out-in-reset put it right. I'll share some shots later on from the trip - sorting through the 1500 odd I took. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share #11 Posted June 14, 2007 Thanks everybody for your relieving answers! It eases my shock a lot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted June 14, 2007 Share #12 Posted June 14, 2007 There's a reason it's made out of brass and so heavy - not just to give us aching shoulders and wrists! It's usually the lenses that get it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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