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Subject: [Leica] M8 problem - scratch across frame
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:04:24 -0500
References: <BLU141-W1587D7BF17F5F57D22C06FBE3D0@phx.gbl>

yes, mine was a warranty repair.  unfortunately, i don't know how much 
the repair would cost outside of warranty.

-rei


Neil Miller wrote:
> Rei, That is the problem. 2007 must have been a warranty repair. Does 
> anyone know if Leica corrected a problem like this out of warranty? All I 
> have is another dead M8 body that has a good sensor. 
> Neil
>
> Neil A. Miller Phoenix, Arizona 
> On Sun Feb 28 10:48:49 PST 2010 Rei Shinozuka wrote:
> here's the vertical line example i've posted before, from 2007.  leica 
> replaced the sensor in my case.
>
> at 100% blowup, you'll see a thin white line intersects the base of my 
> daughter's thumb.  the problem showed up on 1250 and higher ASAs.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/shino/techie/L1000588.JPG.html
>
> Mark Pope wrote:
>   
>> Neil,
>>
>> is it a vertical line that runs down the frame?  there is a problem 
>> with some M8s where they show a vertical line which is about 1 pixel 
>> wide which is (IIRC) associated with a dead pixel on the sensor.  It 
>> usually becomes mre obvious at higher ISOs.  It may mean a visit to 
>> Leica for repair.  Hope you have a warranty...
>>
>> best wishes
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>                                        
>>     
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