johnastovall Posted November 7, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 7, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just confirmed this today. I'd seen it in the past but hadn't systematically investigated it. When I hold the body in portrait format with the M8 at 12 o'clock, the shutter speed displayed by the LED's are vibrating blurs. When the M8 is at 6 o'clock, they display fine. I'm left eye dominate and it natural to me to just rotate the camera 90 degrees counter clockwise (my natural movement to keep my finger on the shutter release) so I get it. I don't shoot that much portrait format but I was today. Is this just a normal "feature" or should it go back to Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wattsy Posted November 7, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 7, 2007 Is this just a normal "feature" or should it go back to Leica? I shoot around 90% of the time with the M8 in portrait orientation and I haven't noticed anything unusual about the shutter speed LEDs. I can't imagine that your M8 has a weird hardware fault causing this. Maybe it's some kind of odd optical illusion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted November 7, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 7, 2007 Same for me--no noticable difference. It does sound like an optical illusion, actually. Maybe there's some strange vibration coming from somewhere? Perhaps you're not holding quite so steadily in one orientation or another... Does it do this on a tripod too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted November 7, 2007 Share #4 Posted November 7, 2007 I shoot about 1/2 & 1/2 and have never noticed this with either body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi4 Posted November 7, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 7, 2007 John, Just checked my bodies, but neither does this, neither clockwise nor counterclockwise. So I guess it is not normal. I did update them today so I don't know if that has had any influence. regards, Maurice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share #6 Posted November 7, 2007 It sounds like it's a problem. I just sent an email to Leica U.S.A. support about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Flood Posted November 7, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 7, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) John, I would put it on a tripod with cable release or timer on, and confirm that it is nothing that you are doing that is causing this (before I sent it to New Jersey.) I have never seen this on mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted November 7, 2007 Yep, it doe it a tripod without me even touching the camera. Waiting to hear for New Jersey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted November 7, 2007 Share #9 Posted November 7, 2007 John I wish you luck, about hearing from Leica NJ. It has been my experience that they don't return emails. You should call. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share #10 Posted November 7, 2007 Got an email at 15:14 CST from Mark Brady to send it to the service department and if I had questions to call Rob Fisk. I'll call and send it in next week. I've got things to shoot this weekend with it as a back up to the 5D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grduprey Posted November 7, 2007 Share #11 Posted November 7, 2007 Stable here at any angle. Gene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted November 10, 2007 A follow up on this, I've talked to both Sarah and Rob Frisk at Leica U.S.A. They have not ever heard of this problem and want the camera sent in. I have to say this is great customer service. It goes back Tuesday. Before everyone points out this is just another example of Leica problems, ten days ago I had the AF/M switch on a year old Canon 35L just fall off. I had bought the lens new in July '06. At least the M8 doesn't have Lucas electrics like some of my Jags did. If you've dealt with those you understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 10, 2007 Share #13 Posted November 10, 2007 Ah, the Prince of Darkness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted November 10, 2007 Share #14 Posted November 10, 2007 Sounds like the connector to the LEDs is not seated properly.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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