[Leica] Leica M9 CCD problem is the m9 the r4 all over again?

[Douglas Barry]

Mark, there doesn't seem to be anything posted from you on this message. 
Did you hit send too early?

Anyway, if I was religious, and going on this and other threads about 
current Leica service woes, I'd be on my knees thanking  the Great 
Ethereal Whowhatever, that I DIDN'T buy the secondhand M9 that was 
advertised at least 18 months ago on an Irish list and took over 9 
months to sell.
It finally sold for 2,400 euro and I was sort of sorry at the time that 
I didn't go for it.

Ironically, the Sony A7ii I bought together with five different lens 
adaptors hasn't been used much at all due to circumstances.

Douglas


On 27/08/2017 02:25, Mark Kronquist wrote:
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> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 25, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Akhil Lal <alal at nyu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> it would appear that your M9 problem was different.
>>
>> My repair memo states:
>>
>> *"Necessary labours *3.000 H
>>
>> **THERE IS A PART MISSING FOR THIS REPAIR;
>>
>> IT WILL DELAY THE COMPLETION FOR A
>>
>> COUPLE OF WEEKS.
>>
>> WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.**
>>
>> *Error description *
>>
>> Sensor cover glass, coating is seperatin
>>
>> adjust range finder
>>
>> clean, lubrication and adjustment
>>
>> *leather covering *1 PCS
>>
>> *CIRCUIT M9 REV 4+5 *1 PCS"
>>
>>
>> Note that there is a coating problem on the sensor cover glass; the cover
>> itself has not fallen off. Of course, Leica could just change the top cover
>> only and keep the original CCD sensor. Not sure how we can tell short of
>> stripping the camera.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 3:52 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My M9 had the sensor cover glass fall off.  They put on a new glue ring and
>>> new glass.  No sensor replacement....
>>>
>>> I have said this before..... In the case of corroded sensor cover
>>> plate......They are NOT replacing the sensor... all that needs to be done
>>> is
>>> to replace the faulty glass cover plate..... so that is all they are
>>> doing.....
>>>
>>> Regardless of what someone thinks they are doing.....or did......
>>>
>>> A better question is.......  Are they swapping out YOUR sensor PCB for a
>>> repaired replacement?
>>> I do not know.  Given that they took 11 weeks on my M9, and God knows how
>>> long on the Monochrom, they certainly have the time to not do the swap....
>>>
>>> Frank Filippone  M9, Monochrom CCD, both repaired.....
>>>
>>> Red735i at verizon.net
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Yet another post on the M9 CCD problem.
>>>
>>> I sent in my M9 for repair just before the deadline and got an email
>>> stating that  the sensor glass would be replaced only. Is this the standard
>>> remedy for this problem? Based on reports on the web I was under the
>>> impression that the entire sensor would be replaced not just the glass
>>> cover- I assume this is why Leica ask for ca. 1000 euros after the August
>>> 15th  deadline.
>>>
>>> I would very much appreciated hearing from luggers who have had the CCD on
>>> their M9s repaired. Please post the scope of your repair: glass only entire
>>> CCD or...?
>>> Akhil
>>>
>>>
>>>
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