[Leica] High activations

[Michael Volow, M.D.]

 Thank you for replying. The sensor was labeled clean and without defects. My understanding is that the sensor replacement is for corrosion on the sensor surface. Is that correct?  Is the sensor replacement by Leica free?

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> On Jul 13, 2017, at 5:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> With an M9, I would not worry so much about 21000 actuations, but rather whether the sensor had been replaced.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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>> On 13 Jul 2017, at 23:00, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Seriously, is the number of activations recorded somewhere in the camera
>> like an odometer?
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>>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 4:47 AM, Mark Kronquist <mak at teleport.com> wrote:
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>>> Really? One of my Nikon D700’s now on light duty as a back up to a back up
>>> D3 D4 series has well over 500,000
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>>> Way past rated life but working like a charm
>>>> On Jul 13, 2017, at 1:43 PM, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> That's like buying a used Spandau that has done lots of machine gunning.
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>>>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 4:40 AM, Michael Volow, M.D. <mvolo at duke.edu>
>>> wrote:
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>>>>> Looking at a used Leica M9-P with 21,000 activations.  Is that too many
>>>>> activations to risk buying? Thanks.
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