The rangefinder in the single wind M3 I have owned for 40 years has been
re-aligned just twice; the last time was two weeks ago. On both occasions
the slippage out of alignment was just enough to be annoying and on both
occasions the service work was done at local camera repair businesses. Any
belief that Leitz Germany has the sole competency to do the work has to be a
put on !
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] M8
> It's mechanical, just like the M6/M7. I must say that I have not had
> problems with mine. I have had the M8 for 2 1/2 years now and have taken
> numerous flights with it (=vibrations). The RF is still spot on.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
> On Jul 5, 2011, at 11:56 AM, John Hudson wrote:
>
>> Is the rangefinder mechanism in the M8 electronic or mechanical and the
>> same
>> as that in late models of the M3 ?
>>
>> jh
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 3:46 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] M8
>>
>>
>>> I had one that had rangefinder mis-adjustment out of the box.
>>> Took me a while to realise, and some testing with a 90mm Summicron.
>>> It had to go back to Solms for readjustment. From Australia, that takes
>>> a
>>> very long time (several months).
>>> There was no apology or explanation offered.
>>> The assumption that only so guy in Solms can do a rangefinder adjustment
>>> is a bit - theocentric.
>>> Andrew Fildes
>>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05/07/2011, at 2:13 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I too keep hearing claims about how sturdy the M8/M9 is etc. and I do
>>>> not
>>>> believe them. At least my own experience is different. My M8 had to go
>>>> back to Solms for repair just because of some sweat that dripped on it
>>>> while I cycled along the beach promenade with the camera around my neck
>>>> so that I could stop and take pics whenever I wanted.
>>>
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