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Just got my official warranty papers from Solms and it states:
“The extension of warranty belongs to the camera and will be transferred to the buyer in case of sale”

So this means my warranty will expire in 10/2012, one year after the initial warranty expiration. I wonder if you can keep renewing?

I got a bunch of cigar boxes for “archives” I guess. If you get enough of them you can have a poker game, “I'll see your 4 gig and raise you 16 . . .”:cool:

Atanabe;507 wrote: No, they read David's post on use once – then discard.

Must be…. 🙂

Although I prefer the term “archive” to “discard”

No, they read David's post on use once – then discard.

I would like to know what she is looking at so intently.

Doug;504 wrote: How about LensAlign? Nicely made product just for this purpose…
http://www.whibalhost.com/lensalign/

I have seriously considered getting the Lens Align. It looks like a well designed product and should be easy to use.

How about LensAlign? Nicely made product just for this purpose…
http://www.whibalhost.com/lensalign/

David Farkas;472 wrote:
When I run out of space, I just open up a new card, test it and go. The used cards get transferred to the computer, and then they get piled in a neat little stack. Seriously. Extra backup.

What is the problem you're addressing? This seems like a strategy to _maximize_ the likelihood of finding an SD card that…[Read more]

In that picture I think the focal point was just to the right of the “8”, at about the 18 1/4 point, maybe slightly (1/32) to the right of that.

For future cameras that's something for Leica's suggestion box: provide more information at the time of shooting as to where the focus point is.

More information recorded for later inspection…[Read more]

It sounds like they are mostly saying, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it!”. Sound advice…

Interesting that they recommend not reformatting cards, either in camera or computer. I typically reformat in camera on a regular basis.

Thank you for the replies. I suspected that my test was flawed and should be reperformed. I will try again with a flat target. Also, I have an idea for constructing a 3D target which would be shot head-on that I might try as well.

For what it is worth, the test subject target above was my second attempt at a focus test. The first test was…[Read more]

Mark Gowin;495 wrote: What do you think? Is this a flawed test or is there back focus?

It's a flawed test. There might be some back focus but you cannot be sure.

The flaw is the target being slanted. The AF sensor has some physical size so there simply is no well-defined distance to focus at when the target is not parallel to the…[Read more]

Mark,
Looks like the auto focus picked the 8 as the area with the most contrast and thus looks like it is back focusing. Does this happen at close distances with a flat target? One way to do this is to get parallel with a flat target, let auto focus choose the focus point and then ever so slightly tweak the focus back and forward, each time…[Read more]

The latest from Leica's Facebook page:

Leica Camera has recently become aware of customers experiencing compatibility issues related to select types of new memory cards when used in the Leica M9. The misbehavior occurs in very limited cases (< 0.1% of total No. of sold M9/M9-P), but because it is associated with the loss of images, we…[Read more]

Its good that Leica has been liberal in honoring warranties especially on used items purchased thru dealers.

My motive is really to expose the scalpers that get on 12 lists and then resell the scarce items for a profit. ( not on this forum). This process undermines those that want to use the lenses. Lets say a dealer has a list of 6 for…[Read more]

Jack, thank you for the explanation and thanks for posting the 1/25 sec shot. I agree with you, the 1/60 sec shot is much better. Frankly, I probably wouldn't have even tried the 1/60 sec shot hand held. It is good to have my eyes opened to other possibilities.

Roger;485 wrote: Recently there have been a significant number of sales of “new “ M9P bodies and scarce lenses at healthy premiums above list . These are often represented as coming with a full Leica warranty.

Isn t it true that new Leica m9 bodies come with a 2 year warranty to only the first owner. If I remember to get service you cou…

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Mark,
The only noise reduction was via the Dale S2 presets for 1250.
Had I wanted to use that shot, I might have played with it a bit more, but I liked what the preset did this time.

Regarding hand holding, I thought I didn't have much more movement than the friend's shot at 1/400th, so thanks for the compliment. I did one shot at 1/25th…[Read more]

david

I think everything on the DMR was due to faulty electrical . The contacts once completely cleaned helped a lot but the batteries were starting to age and depending on the usage (a lot of captures in a short period of time ) would sometimes overwhelm the battery power.

I could see the files ..I would get images then null files…[Read more]