Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It doesn't seem to have anything with age, according to the inter webs, and my camera only has about 5000 actuations, though it is about three years old. At first it appears to be a dirty sensor, but if you look closer, the effect is more like when you have "floaters" in your vision. The fix is supposed to be off warranty free. Hope so. from my iPad Sonny Carter > On Jun 2, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > How old was your M9? > > Bob Adler > Robert Adler Photography > www.robertadlerphotography.com > >> On Jun 2, 2015, at 7:12 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Of interest to the several people here who also shoot with Sony A-x >> cameras: >> >> My A7s back dial stopped working, and so it became difficult to shoot in >> manual mode, as I use that to control the iris. The dials are swappable, >> but you get the picture. >> >> So I called Sony support, and while I was on the phone, the guy emailed >> me a work order and label to Precision Camera repair, their contractor. I >> packed it the next day and sent it, and it arrived there June 22. >> >> They sent it back, and it arrived today, which means it spent about 3 >> days in the shop. >> >> The papers say they made the repair, cleaned it inside and out, cleaned >> the sensor, updated the firmware, and adjusted everything to factory >> tolerances. >> >> Not too bad. >> >> While it was gone, I spent a lot of time with my M9, and as usual, >> enjoyed the experience. >> >> Unfortunately, I realized my camera is a victim of the dreaded sensor >> issue. I learned to work around it, but now I'm ready to send it off to >> Leica. I emailed them. We'll see how it goes. >> >> from my iPad >> >> Sonny Carter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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