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Subject: [Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 07:34:34 -0800
References: <D27FF884-C0C0-44BD-A9A6-0717032A9C18@frozenlight.eu> <529C0066.2070300@jayburleson.com> <AAFEF03C-2E65-4BCB-9B39-5E761A0DAC1E@frozenlight.eu>

Download SD formatter 
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/
And use it as directed. 

Jay

> On Dec 2, 2013, at 2:51 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Jay, will give it a try. I rotate my SD cards, so no single card 
> should be "worn out" yet, but given how cheap they are, I will buy a new 
> one and see if it makes a difference.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
>> On 2 Dec 2013, at 04:37, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Nathan,
>> A fix may be as simple as a new SD card.
>> I've read of well used cards exhibiting artifacts like that.
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> 
>> Jay
>> 
>>> On 12/1/2013 12:04 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>> I bought my M8 new in December 2008, and have taken perhaps 20,000 
>>> pictures with it during the 5 years I have owned it. Lately, I have 
>>> noticed that pictures taken in low light (so ISO of 1250 or sometimes 
>>> even 640) have the horizontal line problem with increasing frequency. 
>>> Last night we had friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, and to my 
>>> dismay, the problem now even occurs at ISO 320, as in this picture:
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/misc/20131130-L1010169.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> This is the first time I have seen this phenomenon at such a low ISO.
>>> 
>>> Now I wonder if it can really be that a sensor "wears out" after so few 
>>> actuations? Obviously, the camera is long out of warranty so sending it 
>>> to Solms is not an option. Have others experienced this?
>>> 
>>> In any case, I am taking the Fuji X-Pro 1 with me to Korea later today, 
>>> it is a much better choice at this time of year when the light is low in 
>>> northern latitudes.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>> 
>> 


Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?)
Reply from ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka) ([Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?)
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?)
Message from leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson) ([Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Is my M8 turning into a paperweight?)