[Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)]

> Just unloaded a memory card with about 60 Leica M8 images. Of those, four
> had annoying banding such as this one:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1166286723_jgdU7-O-LB
>
> This is the first time I have seen this since buying the M8 in December
> 2008. I suppose I should concluded that Leica's quality control is
> precisely tuned so that the thing starts acting up just after the 2-year
> warranty expires.
>
> Has anyone else encountered a similar problem? If this gets worse, I will
> have to send the M8 to Solms, good thing I have my GF-1....
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan (not a happy camper this Monday morning)

sometimes get band with bright highlights: mine is the M8 un-updated, but
I've not seen the "pin-striped" effect.

Cheers

Alastair (never happy always cheerful ;-) )