Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had the same vertical line show upon my images with ISO 1250. The vertical line was red in some images and white in others I went back and looked at images tHen with ISO 640. It was there also. My M8 went back to Leica in NJ this year and the sensor was replaced under warranty (no charge). Works great now. Richard Richard Clompus, OD Sent from my iPhone On Nov 26, 2009, at 11:21 PM, Rei Shinozuka <shino at panix.com> wrote: > 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information