Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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, Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> "Being a Leica customer is like dating the most beautiful girl in the world... who cares more about herself than you... but, you keep calling her back anyway... because the sex is so good... most of the time." (RickLeica on LUF)