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I had a similar experience with their service department this year. They've had my M9 since March, and say it will be a 12 week turnaround. I have no idea where my camera is in their queue.

Summilux 50, 1st version on the Monochrom L2414623 by Chris Bail, on Flickr

L2414623 by Chris Bail, on Flickr

Welcome Ciaren!

Took a few shots yesterday at home and out with the family. Monochrom (M9M) and Summicron-C 40mm L2414361 by Chris Bail, on Flickr M9M and Summicron-C 40mm

Thanks for the insight. I quite like your pictures, and always wonder about other people's workflow. Here are a couple more from today. L2414177 by Chris Bail, on Flickr L2414232 by Chris Bail, on Flickr

Still no takers on this thread...here are some more of mine from this lens. 2015-01.Nikon S2.Millennium Nikkor-S 50mm f1.4.Eastman 5222.17 by Chris Bail, on Flickr 2015-01.Nikon S2.Millennium Nikkor-S 50mm f1.4.Eastman 5222.22 by Chris Bail, on Flickr Joshua by Chris Bail, on Flickr...

Stopped to get some coffee at lunch time. L2414137 by Chris Bail, on Flickr

Glad to hear yours is working properly Hap. I'll have to do some tests to see if my vignetting is hood related.

My Monochrom arrived in the mail today. Picked it up in the classifieds on RFF. I still need to figure out my workflow in Post. I did these in Lightroom 4.4 by sliding some stuff around. w/ Canon 50mm f0.95 wide open L2414110 by Chris Bail, on Flickr And this obligatory shot. L2414099 by...

I believe these were all with the lens shade on. The reversible shade and screw on front cap are great for storage, but not so good if you're carrying the lens around to take pictures. I usually leave the hood on with an extra 62mm lens cap that I had in a drawer on the end of it, so the hood...

I didn't add vignetting. That's just something to expect with this lens wide open.

I have one of these lenses, and really like it. Like any lens, it's not for everyone...however, it is small, light, and fast. It also happens to work really well for me, though I do occasionally have to tap the preview lever to get the right frame lines when I mount it. @f1.1 Leica M9 -...

My M2. There's a sticker on the base plate proclaiming it to be an "M2S, Model KE64A" but alas, no M4 spool. I think it was an off-the-shelf purchase for some US government agency (Army maybe?) M2S and Voigtlander 35/1.4 by Chris Bail, on Flickr And just for fun...even though I've already...

Thanks Tony. A couple more shots: 2015-02.Leica MP.MS-Optical Sonnetar 50mm f1.1.Eastman 5222.13 by Chris Bail, on Flickr Nikon S2 and me by Chris Bail, on Flickr Out on a walk by Chris Bail, on Flickr yinz by Chris Bail, on Flickr