Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for calming me down. I have emailed Leica. I am sure they will say "send it in" I think it IS one blown pixel that the software is correcting. You can just barely see it in final 100% blowups in the shadows. I mean we are talking NO real world impact -- but a blown pixel is a blown pixel. And $4995 is well.. a lot of money. ARGH.. Eric On 7/7/07, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > > Eric, > I wouldn't worry too much, at least until 22 months from camera purchase. If > the flaw isn't in the finished image that you download then it is not a > bad > pixel; but you would have to be looking at 200% to see a bad pixel. More > likely something is going on in software. Might be fixed in an upgrade to > the firmware. If it is still occurring when you get close to the end of > the > warranty period then send the puppy in for a checkup with the flaw noted. > > On 7/7/07, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > After several months of happy use, I just noticed that what might be a > bad > > pixel on my M8 > > > > I often notice a light blue pixel in the same place in the upper left > > quadrant. > > It is only seen in shadow areas, and only TRANSIENTLY during the LCD > > preview > > image. > > When the preview finalizes, the pixel vanishes. > > > > It is more evident at slower exposures speeds and gone at higher > > exposures. > > > > Blown pixel? Noisy pixel? > > > > thanks, > > Eric > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >