Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes Rei, I have also a similar problem, but it appears time to time, not always cheers Lluis El 27/11/2009, a las 5:21, Rei Shinozuka escribi?: > My M8 when I first got it exhibited a sensor defect. This is an > example: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/L1000588.JPG.html > > I took this 2 years ago, late October 2007, when I was experimenting > with the camera, and using B+W and 1250 asa. Since my main lenses > were out being coded, I was shooting with 2nd string lenses, in this > case, a 35 pre-asph lux. > The sensor problem shows itself as a single pixel wide vertical > white line about 1/8th of the way from the right edge, a line which > intersects with my daughter's 1st thumb joint. you might not see it > clearly unless you blow the image up full size. On high iso images, > 1250 or 2500 usually, the line would manifest itself, always in the > same place. I sent the m8 off to Leica USA and 2 months later, just > before christmas 2007 it came back with a new sensor. > > -rei > > > Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> Douglas do you mean you have a thin red line (like a single row of >> pixels)? >> Or are you seeing some wider streak from one edge where a light >> source is at >> the edge of the frame? >> >> The first has been reported by a few people . I do not know what >> the failure >> rate is. It is a fault though and Leica have been repairing those >> cameras >> under guarantee. You might like to talk to your nearest sevice >> centre... >> Solms? New Jersey? >> >> Occasional broader streaks from a light source at the frame edge >> are a known >> characteristic of the sensor but are not fixable by repair or >> firmware. It >> should be very rare. I think this is what Lluis is talking about. >> >> 2009/11/27 Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> >> >> >>> Douglas, >>> >>> I have some times a similar problem, I've sand a letter to Leica >>> and I wait >>> theirs answer. >>> >>> Saludos >>> lluis >>> >>> El 25/11/2009, a las 2:11, Douglas Nygren escribi?: >>> >>> I'm sure a problem I've found with my M8 is something others have >>> >>>> experienced as well, but I thought I'd check it out on the lug. >>>> >>>> I've discovered that some of my recent RAW images have a red >>>> colored line >>>> going through them. >>>> >>>> Is this a sensor problem or did I do something wrong? >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help. >>>> >>>> Doug >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information