Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like good news Happy shooting Frank :-) Amities Philippe 2016-10-12 7:03 GMT+02:00 Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>: > To recap, the M9 died on me in May, on day 8 of a 6 week trip. The sensor > glass cover plate came loose. It was returned to Leica USA to be fixed > (free), received by Leica roughly July 12. It was returned to me. Today. > > The paperwork included with the camera states that there was a 1.5 x1 seal > as part of the repair. There is no mention of sensor replacement nor glass > cover plate. > > The camera has firmware version 1.204. > > What I think is that the new corrosion resistant cover glass was > installed, not a complete sensor replacement. (OK with me). > > We do know that the current firmware for original M9 sensors is 1.202, > and that those cameras that had "replaced sensors" have the current version > 1.204. I think that the 1.204 has some tweaks for the different sensor > glass characteristics, probably color transforms. > > Since my camera needed a re-install of the cover glass plate, Leica used a > new seal for the cover plate, and the camera has 1.204 firmware, I believe > the complete. sensor was not replaced, only the cover plate, with the new > non-corroding glass plate. > > For those concerned about corroded sensor replacement, it is apparent > Leica can repair the camera by a less extensive replacement of the > offending cover glass plate rather than the entire sensor. > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >