[Leica] Fuji FX-10 solution?

[john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)]

I would return, my X-100 was one of the many which got sticky apertures.
Once the lens unit was swapped I got better focussing, exposure and battery
life... The only thing with swapping is do you get a brand new camera or
somebody else's which has had the sensor swap?

john

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I recently received an email from Fuji Corp. instructing me regarding their
'solution' for the FX-10 'blooming' issue. They sent me a form to fill out
which essentially said I needed to send them my FX-10, postage 'prepaid'
(come on Fuji, you release a crippled camera and the BUYER has to pay to
ship it to you?), with the completed form. When they receive the camera they
will either replace the sensor or replace the entire camera. They do give
you that option by way of a check box stating whether or not you will let
them replace the entire camera instead of replacing the sensor.
At this point I don't know what to do. I have no idea whether or not the
'new' sensor will be as good as, equal to, or worse than the sensor that
came with the camera. What if they replace the sensor or the camera with
something that's no better than any other run of the mill point and shoot? I
love the camera, and the ONLY issue I have with it is the 'blooming'
problem. Blooming is pretty obvious, in fact glaringly so, in any shot taken
in bright sunlight of any object with shiny reflective surfaces. So should I
wait to see if they have solved the problem or simply slapped a crappy
band-aid on it by replacing the sensor with a dud? I think that would be the
smart thing to do. What do you think. Has anyone returned their FX-10
already and received a replacement, and if so, is it any good? I think at
this point I'll wait and see.

Jim Laird