Jan1985 Posted July 12, 2019 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have one issue with the S007 that makes me really angry. And this is something I never had with the cheapest Canon body I worked with. It's the rubber that peels off after some time. 2 weeks ago I was in Wetzlar because on my SD Card Slot the Rubber peeled off and was hanging away... They fixed this. And now I see that on the right side of the camera the rubber also peels off in a much bigger piece. Leica told me that they developed a new glue with what they fixed my first peeled of rubber element. But now it seems that I need to send it in a second time to be fixed... That is something I never would have expected with a Body in this price category.... It's a shame for Leica even if I love the S and their ergonomics... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 12, 2019 Posted July 12, 2019 Hi Jan1985, Take a look here S007 Rubber peels off. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Greg Haag Posted July 12, 2019 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2019 I am sorry, that has to be frustrating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 13, 2019 Share #3 Posted July 13, 2019 Discussed before, but somewhat lost in the frenzy over lens AF motors... Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaubauu2009 Posted July 13, 2019 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2019 Hurray for eco glue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted July 15, 2019 Share #5 Posted July 15, 2019 an annoyance for sure... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted July 15, 2019 Share #6 Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) @Jan1985 Canon and Nikon rubber develop a white exanthema. Looks very cheapy. Edited July 15, 2019 by Gobert Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingSand Posted July 15, 2019 Share #7 Posted July 15, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Angelo Pelle (no relation) makes very nice half cases for the S. I use one on my 006, partially for protection of course, but partially also to avoid the well-known rubber peeling syndrome. So far so good... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgrayson3 Posted July 16, 2019 Share #8 Posted July 16, 2019 Glue. It works. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted July 16, 2019 Share #9 Posted July 16, 2019 Apparently not the glue used by Leica. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBart Posted July 23, 2019 Share #10 Posted July 23, 2019 I had to send my 006 to Wetzlar to have the rubber replaced. It wasn't only a matter of glueing it though. The rubber stretched and wouldn't go back into place properly. Leica replaced the rubber. Now I have the 007 and all seems good so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted July 23, 2019 Oh you lucky guy.... I am a bit angry now. My S007 is from 2015. I was driven to Wetzlar one month ago to repair the rubber on the media slot. Now also the rubber around the whole grip on the right side peels off... That is really frustrating. I can not understand why a company as Leica uses a glue for an 18.000€ Body that does not resist a certain time... my Canon 500d from 2012 costed 500€ and now 2019 the rubber is still at its place.... This is something that makes me really angry... and they say "we now have another glue that should resist time and weather" LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmknoble Posted October 25, 2019 Share #12 Posted October 25, 2019 I can imagine the frustration. I don't live in an ultra humid or ultra dry environment (south east USA), and I've used my S007 in the heavy rain and on the beach since 2016, but not had these kind of problems. I hope that it is fixed in whatever changes Leica made ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan1985 Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share #13 Posted November 25, 2019 This week I get my S007 back from Leica. They changed the outer rubber on the body with the new process and glue. I hope that then the 18.000€ will resist better than Canon 550D which is 8 years old and still makes no sign of loosing the rubber anywhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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