Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I noticed a similar problem just before the battery is drained. I surmised that the voltage becomes unstable, resulting in the pattern as you see. Keeping the batteries freshly charged helped me avoid the problem. On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: > Download SD formatter > https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/ > And use it as directed. > > Jay > > > On Dec 2, 2013, at 2:51 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > > wrote: > > > > 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 > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com