Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/12/02

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Subject: [Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?
From: ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 10:47:01 -0800
References: <D27FF884-C0C0-44BD-A9A6-0717032A9C18@frozenlight.eu> <529C0066.2070300@jayburleson.com> <AAFEF03C-2E65-4BCB-9B39-5E761A0DAC1E@frozenlight.eu> <481FF868-B7C4-4632-8227-DF184EF9970A@jayburleson.com>

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
> >>
> >>
>
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-- 
Ken Iisaka
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Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?)
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