Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] M9 Internal IR-Cut filter make the camera fragile to use?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:15:41 -0600
References: <8c8849060912180102j3e923072n699bfa64072e7442@mail.gmail.com>

OUCH!
Jerry - heartbreaking - at this level of investment

thanks for the heads-up

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Dec 18, 2009, at 3:02 AM, Jerry Justianto wrote:

> After waiting for 3 months my M9 is arrived. But so sad fresh from the
> box, the internal IR filter is broken.
>
> Look at http://www.pbase.com/jsjxyz/pad
>
> The dealer return it back to leica and ask me to passiently wait for
> new delivery.
>
> Actually this accident raise me a question: is it due to the very thin
> glass of IR-cut filter on top of the sensor make m9 a fragile camera
> to be used?
>
> Would love to hear how m9 can pass the torture test of Tina Manley :).
>
> See L-camera-forum.con, actually this broken IR is not only my  
> experience.
>
> Jsj
>
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In reply to: Message from jsjgroups at gmail.com (Jerry Justianto) ([Leica] M9 Internal IR-Cut filter make the camera fragile to use?)