Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/27

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Subject: [Leica] M8 problem
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol)
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:12:17 +0100
References: <d57529b79c62f72592546e1b17d67f26@cshore.com> <1DD5B6A0-CBD8-4214-B9C9-B1A585308F7E@gmail.com> <36172e5a0911261909k1173168eod2d51a72af09e447@mail.gmail.com> <4B0F53B4.9090600@panix.com>

Yes Rei, I have also a similar problem, but it appears time to time,  
not always

cheers
Lluis




El 27/11/2009, a las 5:21, Rei Shinozuka escribi?:

> My M8 when I first got it exhibited a sensor defect.  This is an  
> example:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/L1000588.JPG.html
>
> I took this 2 years ago, late October 2007, when I was experimenting  
> with the camera, and using B+W and 1250 asa.  Since my main lenses  
> were out being coded, I was shooting with 2nd string lenses, in this  
> case, a 35 pre-asph lux.
> The sensor problem shows itself as a single pixel wide vertical  
> white line about 1/8th of the way from the right edge, a line which  
> intersects with my daughter's 1st thumb joint.  you might not see it  
> clearly unless you blow the image up full size.  On high iso images,  
> 1250 or 2500 usually, the line would manifest itself, always in the  
> same place.  I sent the m8 off to Leica USA and 2 months later, just  
> before christmas 2007  it came back with a new sensor.
>
> -rei
>
>
> Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>> Douglas do you mean you have a thin red line (like a single row of  
>> pixels)?
>> Or are you seeing some wider streak from one edge where a light  
>> source is at
>> the edge of the frame?
>>
>> The first has been reported by a few people . I do not know what  
>> the failure
>> rate is. It is a fault though and Leica have been repairing those  
>> cameras
>> under guarantee. You might like to talk to your nearest sevice  
>> centre...
>> Solms? New Jersey?
>>
>> Occasional broader streaks from a light source at the frame edge  
>> are a known
>> characteristic of the sensor but are not fixable by repair or  
>> firmware. It
>> should be very rare. I think this is what Lluis is talking about.
>>
>> 2009/11/27 Lluis Ripoll Querol <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>> Douglas,
>>>
>>> I have some times a similar problem, I've sand a letter to Leica  
>>> and I wait
>>> theirs answer.
>>>
>>> Saludos
>>> lluis
>>>
>>> El 25/11/2009, a las 2:11, Douglas Nygren escribi?:
>>>
>>> I'm sure a problem I've found with my M8 is something others have
>>>
>>>> experienced as well, but I thought I'd check it out on the lug.
>>>>
>>>> I've discovered that some of my recent RAW images have a red  
>>>> colored line
>>>> going through them.
>>>>
>>>> Is this a sensor problem or did I do something wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>>
>>>>
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In reply to: Message from dnygr at cshore.com (Douglas Nygren) ([Leica] M8 problem)
Message from lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll Querol) ([Leica] M8 problem)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] M8 problem)
Message from shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka) ([Leica] M8 problem)