ho_co Posted November 13, 2006 Share #21 Posted November 13, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) A couple of weeks ago, I suggested to Leica CS they provide a collar around the 50/2.8 to prevent it being collapsed too far. Or they could just send a wide shoelace with the lens for that purpose. Perhaps allow a purchaser of the lens his preference of shoelace color; maybe also a six-pack of lenses with various colors of shoelace to match various outfits at a discounted price. --HC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 13, 2006 Posted November 13, 2006 Hi ho_co, Take a look here Broken M8 Shutter - Right out of the box! . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
leicaleica Posted November 13, 2006 Share #22 Posted November 13, 2006 I wonder how one can tell for sure that a Leica hasn't been handled by anyone? Are the boxes actually supposed to arrive sealed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted November 13, 2006 Share #23 Posted November 13, 2006 Actually - I talked with a Leica rep today who saw these shots and he says this looks exactly like what one would get if someone tried to clean the sensor without reading the manual and let the second set of shutter blades snap closed on a cleaning tool of some kind. Either by accidentally turning the camera off in the middle of cleaning, or by using "B" to open the shutter instead of the special sensor cleaning mode in the menu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruiespanhol Posted November 13, 2006 Share #24 Posted November 13, 2006 Eric, Sorry to know your problem whit brand new M8. You should send this pictures to Leica in Solms or try to contact Leica in Germany. I sure they will be catch one solution for this problem. Best, Rui Espanhol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 13, 2006 Share #25 Posted November 13, 2006 Eric--I'm sure you won't have any problems with The Camera Company. They are very reputable people and I know them well. Should there be any concerns, sent me a private message and I'll deal with it for you. Again, I would point out that since I know from personal observation this camera was removed from its box at the store (I held it myself), it is quite likely the damage was done by someone who was examining it--either an employee or customer. I would really be surprised if it came this way from the factory. As to the availability of a replacement, I was told by a Camera Company manager that 3 silver and 1 black M8s had been ordered. This silver M8 was the only body that they received, but others are on backorder. Unless it's true that Leica have held off deliveries until they get the problems fixed, they should have more in very soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted November 13, 2006 Share #26 Posted November 13, 2006 I'm really sorry to hear about this, Eric. I think you bought the camera from them because I had mentioned in one of my posts that it was in their store and available. I must, however, point something out to you here, which I also pointed out to the people at the Camera Company. I have heard, and I don't know if this is true, the Leica have told their dealers the if the seal (plastic wrapping) is removed from the box, the camera cannot be sold as new. When I went to the Camera Company, the camera seal was removed and the camera had been taken out of the box. I held it myself, but did not attach a lens. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THIS DAMAGE WAS DONE BY SOMEONE AT THE CAMERA COMPANY. I would not assume it came from the factory this way. In fact, I find it highly unlikely that it did. It looks more to me like someone put a collapsed 50 on the camera. I just thought you--and others--should know the facts here before someone starts railing on the company about shoddy quality control at the factory. I was thinking along the same lines. I wouldn't assume that the camera came from the factory with the shutter like that. Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigrmurray Posted November 13, 2006 Share #27 Posted November 13, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'd like to add a simple solution to the collapsible lens problem. When Leica introduced the M5 and CL (both of which had a swinging meter cell located right in front of the shutter curtain) in the Seventies, they suggested wrapping a piece of Dymo labelling tape around the bottom of the lens barrel. This obviously prevents collapsing the lens too far into the body, and costs the user about a fraction of a cent. Other than that, I'm sure Leica would love for people to just buy brand new lenses with rigid barrels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Olof Posted November 13, 2006 Share #28 Posted November 13, 2006 Peter, just my personal experience, not a generalisation and no need to SHOUT. I do agree though that AEG actually stands for "auspacken, einstecken, gehts nicht!" ("unpack it, plug it in, doesn't work!") AEG only exists as a brand name. Its owned by ELECTROLUX of Sweden, nearly all of their products are produces somewhere else but not in Germany. Also the engineering isnt done anymore here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted November 13, 2006 Share #29 Posted November 13, 2006 Eric, I say, three cheers for Nikon, it's allowing you to keep shooting! Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Well, the saga ends on a bitter-sweet note. Back to square one, and worst thing of all, I have to shoot Nikon today! Eric P.S. Sergio: Yes, it is, as shown in my attached photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted November 13, 2006 Share #30 Posted November 13, 2006 It would probably make good sense for those still buying the M8 to check the camera before they leave the shop. Cheers, Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted November 13, 2006 Share #31 Posted November 13, 2006 It would probably make good sense for those still buying the M8 to check the camera before they leave the shop. Cheers, Wilfredo+ Benitez-Rivera Photography Actually, it would make sense for buyers to check any camera before it leaves the shop (if they're buying one in person). Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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