Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] Strange M8 artifact
From: ken at iisaka.org (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Wed Apr 25 17:48:55 2007
References: <W286416247284351177529021@webmail30> <A481A907-9257-4A72-AEAF-C3694C59655A@comcast.net>

No, if you look at the original RAW file, the two halves are exactly  
in the middle, at 1952 pixels from the edges.

On Apr 25, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Tom Schofield wrote:

> I didn't see it until I went full screen.  I'll bet its a  
> reflection off the window because it appears to have the window  
> pane iine  in it.
>
> Tom Schofield
>
>
> On Apr 25, 2007, at 12:23 PM, Ken Iisaka wrote:
>
>> I recently encountered a strange M8 imaging artifact in which two  
>> halves of the sensor appear to have different sensitivity  
>> characteristics.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kiisaka/LeicaM8/ 
>> RachelSirois.jpg.html
>>
>> In this photograph (cropped slightly from the original), the  
>> shadow level is slightly higher, and slightly more magenta in the  
>> bottom half (or the right half) of the sensor than the top or left  
>> half. If you look using a carefully adjusted monitor, you will see  
>> the line just below the pendant, which is exactly 1952 pixels  
>> (3904 / 2) from the top, exactly at the middle of the sensor, in  
>> the original.
>>
>> Has anyone noted anything like this? My hypothesis is that the  
>> overblown areas from the window is affecting the circuitry for the  
>> one half of the sensor. This problem was observed in three nearly  
>> identical shots that were taken within 10 seconds of each other.
>>
>> The camera was M8, firmware 1.102, Summilux-M 35mm ASPH, B&W 486  
>> filter
>>
>> I will conduct more tests to see if I can replicate this problem.
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Strange M8 artifact)
In reply to: Message from ken at iisaka.org (Ken Iisaka) ([Leica] Strange M8 artifact)
Message from tomschofield at comcast.net (Tom Schofield) ([Leica] Strange M8 artifact)