[Leica] My Sony broke; my M9 too.

[Bob Adler]

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
> 
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