Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While I tend to agree with you, Nathan - certainly on the M9 and MM - I probably will buy an M240 in the next couple of years. That said, German engineering is taking a pasting at this moment, but the great thing is the Germans tend to learn from their mistakes. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <nwajsman at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 5:20 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Sensor corrosion? > This effectively means that I will most likely never buy a Leica body > again :-( > The new ones are priced out of my range, and given these reliability > issues, a second-hand M9 or M240 are too much of a crap shoot. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 26 Sep 2015, at 00:09, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: >> >> Uh huh, so you have not read about the Leica/Kodak issues? Or have you >> seen >> dust on the sensor that looks this? I haven't..... >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.fr at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of >> Mark Rabiner >> Sent: Friday, 25 September 2015 9:46 p.m. >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Sensor corrosion? >> >> Looks like someone sneezed when you were changing lenses. >> My snot on sensor issues seems to have vanisish with my last camera which >> had a sensor vibrate thing built into it which vibrates everything off >> when >> you turn the camera on or off and really does a heck of a job. I have a >> totally clean sensor on a five year old camera. Yet I'm doing a whole lot >> more lens changing now actually carrying a second lens with me all day >> and >> eschewing zooms for 1.8 primes. >> >> >> On 9/25/15 3:06 PM, "Leland Deane" <leland.deane at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I agree it's sensor disease. It hit my M9 (now gone) and it has just >>> hit my Monochrome (about to be sent it for sensor replacement) >>> >>> Leland >>> >>> >>> >>> John yes I agree it looks like the corrosion issue. There are sample >>> issues somewhere in Leica Camera's official response if you wanted to >>> search those out. Were it mine I would be contacting for a repair >>> booking >> for sure. >>> >>> On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 at 7:57 pm John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: >>> >>>> To those who have had affected sensors, does this look like sensor >>>> corrosion? These are screen grabs of 100% image and it does not look >>>> like dust or similar.. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Chiaroscuro/Misc/SensorCorrosion.png >>>> .html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> john >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >