you guys should consider yourselves lucky. i used my M for a day before I realised that the LEDs in the viewfinder were defective ie. some of the segments do not light up..... frankly at this price segment, their QC is disappointing! I'm now waiting patiently for my replacement (it's been two weeks already and hopefully wont have to wait much longer).
Thoughts on LEICA M ?
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ageha
Senior Member
LEDs? I thought Leica still uses small light bulbs...
NazgulKing
Senior Member
The viewfinder is illuminated by a kind of LED. It's no longer illuminated by natural light.
I thought they used candles.
wstam
Member
Got mine about 3 weeks back. Didn't spend much time on it yet. Further more my main Mac machine was down few days after getting my M. So can't view the files with a properly calibrated monitor.
Today, after taking few shot, the LCD dead
It will go bland a few second after turning on the camera. Turning it off and on again won't help unless waited for a longer period. But it will go bland again very soon. Now need to send back for repair. Sigh! :cry:
Two shots from the initial shooting. Processed on an uncalibrated MacBook Air.
Today, after taking few shot, the LCD dead
It will go bland a few second after turning on the camera. Turning it off and on again won't help unless waited for a longer period. But it will go bland again very soon. Now need to send back for repair. Sigh! :cry:Two shots from the initial shooting. Processed on an uncalibrated MacBook Air.
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third3rdwheel
New Member
Pretty much every single M that shipped before April 5th is being recalled.
Conspiracy theory so take with a HUGE pinch of salt...
Unofficially I have been told that it is more than just fixing the lugs, there are other things that will be fixed/upgraded as well. I was not told if its software or hardware. But I am assuming they will address the list of problems experienced by some, like the random lockups, random under exposure and unable to wake from sleep etc.
Flyfisherman
Member
Very Disappointed.
Got mine about 3 weeks back. ......
Today, after taking few shot, the LCD dead
Presumably it is brand new? Since this model so new that none or few in second hand market. Considering the high price, malfunction is not acceptable. Could it be that nothing is wrong with the camera. Just that you have made some user settings that off the LCD.
sillbeers15
Member
Having sent my M240 to Solms for the recall, I started using my m8 more.
This is so as I have recently sold me beloved 21mm Super Elmar M ASPH in exchange for a new 21mm Summilux ASPH.
Not that I am not satasified with the performance of the 21mm SEM but rather liking it so much and using it so often made me decide to venture for the 21 mm Lux. my rational was to have a fast and wide lens mated to the M240 will allow me to explore less well lited subjects especially indors to capture the full environment with a freehand on DOF control.
However in the absence of my M240, my M8 was utilized as a fast 28mm lens when the 21mm Lux was attached due to the 1.33 factor of non FF. Below 2 shots were taken with my M8 with 21mm Summilux ASPH @ f1.4, ISO 160.
L1016582-1 by sillbeers15
L1016575-1-2 by sillbeers15
When it came to post processing in LR4.4, I truly feel the vast differences the 24MP M240 had progressed in dynamic range compared the the 10MP M8 and 18MP M9 (which I previously had but sold). In the DNG shots, one can effectively pull details out of underexposed images from a M240 to improve the balance of the pics ( closer to what the eye sees compared to how the camera exposes the pics).
That is when I really start to miss my M240. All that said about not needing anything more than a M9, I can conclude that it is perhaps one has not yet experienced the significant dynamic range improvement between a M240 and its predesessors.
This is so as I have recently sold me beloved 21mm Super Elmar M ASPH in exchange for a new 21mm Summilux ASPH.
Not that I am not satasified with the performance of the 21mm SEM but rather liking it so much and using it so often made me decide to venture for the 21 mm Lux. my rational was to have a fast and wide lens mated to the M240 will allow me to explore less well lited subjects especially indors to capture the full environment with a freehand on DOF control.
However in the absence of my M240, my M8 was utilized as a fast 28mm lens when the 21mm Lux was attached due to the 1.33 factor of non FF. Below 2 shots were taken with my M8 with 21mm Summilux ASPH @ f1.4, ISO 160.
L1016582-1 by sillbeers15
L1016575-1-2 by sillbeers15
When it came to post processing in LR4.4, I truly feel the vast differences the 24MP M240 had progressed in dynamic range compared the the 10MP M8 and 18MP M9 (which I previously had but sold). In the DNG shots, one can effectively pull details out of underexposed images from a M240 to improve the balance of the pics ( closer to what the eye sees compared to how the camera exposes the pics).
That is when I really start to miss my M240. All that said about not needing anything more than a M9, I can conclude that it is perhaps one has not yet experienced the significant dynamic range improvement between a M240 and its predesessors.
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i would say its pretty fast turn around
Hacker
Senior Member
How were you informed? How long from the time of registration till the time Leica notified you?
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LOL.... but sad really !!
You should NOT have to wait... At that cost it SHOULD be a direct swap !!
Leica Joke !! Feel sorry for those who bought to soon.... I always wait 6 months till bugs are known.
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