Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information