[Leica] Leica M8 and M9 Sensor Problems?

[Nathan Wajsman]

Enough of a percentage for Leica to take it seriously, apparently.

Yes, I would consider a used Fuji of that age since the price would be in the hundreds. A used M9 is still in the thousands. That makes a difference.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 12 Dec 2014, at 05:31, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> It looks to be a very small percentage affected, but not a certain period/batch. Of course the M9 will have been out +5.5 years by then, would you ever consider buying a Fuji/Sony of that age ;-)
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> However, this does scupper my plan to upgrade my M8 to an M9 during 2015. Prices have now fallen to my level, but this sensor issue does give me second thoughts about buying a used M9, and a new M anything costs more than I am prepared to spend. 
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> On 11 Dec 2014, at 23:58, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> At least Leica is now replacing the
>> sensor at no charge no matter how old the camera is and I'll bet they 
>> come up with a permanent fix soon.
> 
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