papimuzo Posted January 28, 2008 Share #101 Posted January 28, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just to add statistics if any.. 1. 6 months 2. 800 3. no problems 4. see above Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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35mmSummicron Posted January 28, 2008 Share #102 Posted January 28, 2008 I have only ONE black M8 body that i purchased in Feb 4th from Photo Village in NY. It has over 13,000 frames of use since and aside from the mad scrolling and the occasional freezeup from shooting too fast/frequently in a studio portrait setting (requiring battery removal) my M8 has been FLAWLESS. I have shot in -40 degrees Canadian winter weather, +40 degree humid summer heat, I've shot in rain, snow, from an open-door helicopter, and about 2 weeks ago, I was in London and had my M8 caught in a subway door.....works just fine. It is a fantastic camera--finicky yes, but hey its a Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tummydoc Posted January 29, 2008 Share #103 Posted January 29, 2008 It has over 13,000 frames of use since and aside from the mad scrolling and the occasional freezeup from shooting too fast/frequently in a studio portrait setting (requiring battery removal) my M8 has been FLAWLESS. So in short, except for its flaws it's flawless Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted January 29, 2008 Share #104 Posted January 29, 2008 and about 2 weeks ago, I was in London and had my M8 caught in a subway door.....works just fine. Andy--Don't you know you're supposed to put your knee in the door to protect the M8 in these situations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSL Posted January 29, 2008 Share #105 Posted January 29, 2008 So in short, except for its flaws it's flawless Of course. Any camera that only "occasionally" freezes up in the middle of a studio shoot is flawless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmSummicron Posted January 29, 2008 Share #106 Posted January 29, 2008 So in short, except for its flaws it's flawless funny.... I should have been more careful in my wording. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackal Posted January 29, 2008 Share #107 Posted January 29, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1) 10 months 2) 5605 3) NO 4) N/A this forum however keeps looging me out PITA ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloec Posted January 30, 2008 Share #108 Posted January 30, 2008 My questions for you: 1) How long have you owned your M8 2) Approximately how many frames have you shot 3) Has the camera malfunctioned during this time 4) How frequently has it malfunctioned 1) 1 year 2) 7000 3) Failed firmware upgrade, returned to Solms. The camera returned with hardware failure, sent it back to Solms and now works fine. 4) Froze many times and had to remove the battery. Lost more than 24 shots using a Sandisk Extreme III 2GB card, not aprooved by Leica though so that counts as my fault... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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