[Leica] Problem with new to me M8

[gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)]

As others have mentioned, check which software version you have. Some other 
thoughts:

 

I fully charged the battery fro my M9 when I got it having read that the M8 
was sensitive to batteries that were not fully charged on initial use.

 

Leica recommends only a couple brands of SD cards for their digital M's. I 
found with my loaner M9 in Seattle that it would not work with a 
non-recommended card brand that another Lugger loaned me to us. Worked just 
fine with the recommended two brands though.


Greg Lorenzo

Calgary, Canada

 
> From: rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:03:30 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Problem with new to me M8
> 
> After scrimping and saving I finally bought a demo M8 from an 
> authorized online dealer. Just came today and I can't get it to work. 
> Charged battery for a few hours and tried three SD cards including a 
> new 4G one. When I turn it on with the card installed, the red light 
> on the back comes on and I get an "SD" in the rangefinder window. 
> Menu doesn't respond so can't try to reformat card. Anyone have an 
> idea what might fix it? I hate to send it back if there is some way 
> to make it work. If it has to go back, as far as I am concerned they 
> can refund my money, as this is BS on a camera which supposedly was 
> checked out by Leica. Thanks!
> 
> Rob
> On Jan 21, 2010, at 9:28 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:
> 
> > Just a reminder, if you're around I'm going to be talking, showing 
> > photos, and signing stuff this Friday in Philly:
> >
> > Friday, January 22, 2010 at 7:30 PM.
> > at The Moonstone Arts Center.
> > 110 A S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA
> > conveniently located at 13th and Sansom Streets
> > in the heart of Center City Philadelphia.
> > Signing will immediately follow the event.
> >
> > There will probably be dinner fun and carousing afterwards, so plan 
> > your evening accordingly.
> >
> > I have a bifurcated slide show that covers behind-the-scenes stuff 
> > from Who Killed Amanda Palmer and also slides from the current 
> > project Where I Write.
> >
> > hope to see some of you there,
> >
> > Kyle
> >
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