Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Jay, will give it a try. I rotate my SD cards, so no single card should be "worn out" yet, but given how cheap they are, I will buy a new one and see if it makes a difference. Cheers, Nathan On 2 Dec 2013, at 04:37, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > 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) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/