[Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

This is the best post in this thread so far ;-)

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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YNWA







On Jan 24, 2011, at 5:09 PM, Bob Adler wrote:

> I found that sometimes the M8 had difficulty with either horizontal 
> stripes close together, whether horizontal or verticle.
> 
> I found that asking subjects to remove such objects of clothing really 
> helped...
>  Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.rgaphoto.com 
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> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sun, January 23, 2011 11:01:52 PM
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?
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> Just unloaded a memory card with about 60 Leica M8 images. Of those, four 
> had 
> annoying banding such as this one:
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> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1166286723_jgdU7-O-LB
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> This is the first time I have seen this since buying the M8 in December 
> 2008. I 
> suppose I should concluded that Leica's quality control is precisely tuned 
> so 
> that the thing starts acting up just after the 2-year warranty expires. 
> 
> 
> Has anyone else encountered a similar problem? If this gets worse, I will 
> have 
> to send the M8 to Solms, good thing I have my GF-1....
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan (not a happy camper this Monday morning)
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> http://www.greatpix.eu
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> YNWA
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