Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My little Pentax K-r has a built-in pixel mapping and repair utility for the cmos sensor. I haven't tried it yet, but I haven't needed it yet. On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > So, I just found ANOTHER hot pixel in my M9. > This first one I found was in the M8 a few months after I got it. I > dealt with it as long as possible but I had to have a digital > camera. > When I got the M9, I found the hot pixel 3 days after taking posession > of it. I then sent the M8 out for repair and almost 3 months later, it > came back in better condition. Right after that, I sent the M9 out for > repair and it took just over 2 months to repair. > Here I am right now with the M8 out for a rangefinder adjustment (among > a few other dubious sounding procedures like "pixel alignment") which > is going to cost me the same amount as a user M2. > Now my M9 is going in ASAP, while it's under warranty but I'm seriously > considering selling both of them due to this lack of reliability. > > I've babied both of these bodies and they have been in the shop a very > significant amount of time that I've owned them. The M9 has been out of > my hands about 1/3 of the time I owned it and the M8 has been out about > 1/4 of the time. That's ridiculous. I took both my M4 and old M2 (since > sold) to hell on earth and beat the crap out of them like I wasn't > going to live past the click of the shutter. Both perform amazingly > well to this day. > > I may be beating a dead horse but I "invested" in these bodies to use > for a career but I've always known that the M4 would be my reliable > backup. I can't afford to have this gear out for expensive repairs this > often. It doesn't make financial sense and regardless how much I like > the M9, I didn't want to own an Alfa-Romeo, Jaguar or a Triumph. > > I'm not set up yet to sell stock to pay for the camera. I got the older > one through saving up and tightening my belt. The M9 I got through the > Student Purchase Program and had help paying for it (GI Bill.) If I > sell them, I'll never be able to own another M9 at any price over > $2000. The big question is, can I afford to NOT sell them? > > So far, the cameras are glorious disappointments in reliability. They > are fantastic implementations of some kind of ideal but when the rubber > meets the road they don't work reliably. Leica has dropped the ball and > while I love them and their products, they may have lost me for future > new purchases due to their equipment failures. > > I'm just sick of this and needed to rant. > > Thanks all, > Phil Forrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA