How do you check used M8 quality...?

[atufte1@mac.com]

Absolutely all M8s sold here in Norway have been to Solms for The Red Line Fix. Even a M8.2. Absolutely all the M8s I know of have been to Solms. One guy at the Leica forum had just recently bought a 2.hand M8. He confirmed that it also had the Red Line Problem. I will argue that if a M8 hasn't been to Solms it has the Red Line Problem, - or will get one.

As you know Tom i also live in Norway, and i have had (and still have) three "Classic" M8's since 2006, i have shot over 200.000 pictures with these camera's but has never seen the red line problem on any of them, so i would take this "assumption" with a pinch of salt, since i know several other M8 users both in Norway and elsewhere which like me, have not seen this problem...

 

[atufte1@mac.com]

I more than probably got one of the first batch of Norwegian ones when I bought my used one last week - the serial number is below 3100300.

I never got anywhere near the red line problem before I got a single, permanent shutter fault yesterday. Hard luck? :-(

The response from Leica customer service was that they need to have me send it there, and that the cost may be up to €700. Kinda sucks when I stretched my budget to afford a €1500 camera in the first place..

Suggestions on how to proceed at the lowest possible cost are welcome

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica...117178-m8-shutter-fault-leica-fixed-mine.html

 

[dfoo]

Is this an example of the red line?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnewhook/4863936353/

This is the full image.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mnewhook/4864549932/

I don't see it in every image (I looked quite carefully). However, I only just got the camera and have only taken 50 or so test shots.

 

[kalex]

$1700 for M8 and 2 Lenses is an awesome deal anywhere. Market value for M8 is around $2k
40mm 1.4 is around $300 and 21mm is around $300 as well. So getting all 3 for $1700 is a great deal no matter how you slice it

 

[ampguy]

still waiting on mine Olsen

still waiting on mine Olsen

I think the temperatures and humidity of Norway might have something to do with this. Remember Olsen over on LUF, you had the coffee mug ring sooner than most people who ever got it?

Absolutely all M8s sold here in Norway have been to Solms for The Red Line Fix. Even a M8.2. Absolutely all the M8s I know of have been to Solms. One guy at the Leica forum had just recently bought a 2.hand M8. He confirmed that it also had the Red Line Problem. I will argue that if a M8 hasn't been to Solms it has the Red Line Problem, - or will get one.