Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/01

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Subject: [Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:37:10 -0800
References: <D27FF884-C0C0-44BD-A9A6-0717032A9C18@frozenlight.eu>

Nathan,
A fix may be as simple as a new SD card.
I've read of well used cards exhibiting artifacts like that.

Good luck!

Jay

On 12/1/2013 12:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I bought my M8 new in December 2008, and have taken perhaps 20,000 
> pictures with it during the 5 years I have owned it. Lately, I have 
> noticed that pictures taken in low light (so ISO of 1250 or sometimes even 
> 640) have the horizontal line problem with increasing frequency. Last 
> night we had friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, and to my dismay, the 
> problem now even occurs at ISO 320, as in this picture:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20131130-L1010169.jpg.html
>
> This is the first time I have seen this phenomenon at such a low ISO.
>
> Now I wonder if it can really be that a sensor "wears out" after so few 
> actuations? Obviously, the camera is long out of warranty so sending it to 
> Solms is not an option. Have others experienced this?
>
> In any case, I am taking the Fuji X-Pro 1 with me to Korea later today, it 
> is a much better choice at this time of year when the light is low in 
> northern latitudes.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>

-- 
Jay,

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