Most Shutter Actuations on an M9

[ErikP]

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If the M9 symbol is on the dock, just doubleclic on the symbol. Then an empty " card " show itself on the desktop.

 

Drag a DNG from you M9 files into the " card " it will everything you want to know.

 

Does the software also work for M8 DNG files?

 

Thanks Erik

[jdlaing]

Does the software also work for M8 DNG files?

 

Thanks Erik

 

There is a separate program ..... M8 Info.

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[satijntje]

With the M8, you do not need a program as you can read the number from the camera by;

 

 

Turn the camera on.

Press the right arrow key 4 times.

Press the left arrow key 3 times.

Press the right arrow key 1 more time.

Press the info button.

Scroll down to body debug data.

Press Set.

Scroll down to NUMEXPOSURES.

Turn camera off to exit

 

John

[Overgaard]

135,025 and still going strong.

 

(23,790 on the backup M9)

 

(21,722 on the MM)

[k-hawinkler]

135,025 and still going strong.

 

(23,790 on the backup M9)

 

(21,722 on the MM)

 

 

:)

[Bundestrainer]

135,025 and still going strong.

 

(23,790 on the backup M9)

 

(21,722 on the MM)

 

What about dead pixels, Thorsten? No problem?

[Overgaard]

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I had a dead pixel on the display (that I did not notice) why Leica changed the display.

 

They also changed the sensor at one point as there was a small crack in it (not noticeable). I guess someone who produced the sensors pay for changing them if they crack. I had the crack for half a year before I had time to leave the camera at Leica for some days so they had time to change it.

[Bundestrainer]

I had a dead pixel on the display (that I did not notice) why Leica changed the display.

 

They also changed the sensor at one point as there was a small crack in it (not noticeable). I guess someone who produced the sensors pay for changing them if they crack. I had the crack for half a year before I had time to leave the camera at Leica for some days so they had time to change it.

 

Thank you, Thorsten. So no dead pixels on the sensor itself?

[Jeff S]

With the M8, you do not need a program as you can read the number from the camera by;

 

 

Turn the camera on.

Press the right arrow key 4 times.

Press the left arrow key 3 times.

Press the right arrow key 1 more time.

Press the info button.

Scroll down to body debug data.

Press Set.

Scroll down to NUMEXPOSURES.

Turn camera off to exit

 

 

Well, you can credit the guy who posted just above you in this thread, jdlaing, for showing us that little trick a year ago.

 

Jeff

[Bundestrainer]

Well, you can credit the guy who posted just above you in this thread, jdlaing, for showing us that little trick a year ago.

 

Jeff

 

Does it also work with the M9?

[Jeff S]

Does it also work with the M9?

 

Sorry, I don't have the M9, but you could try it, or PM jdlaing, or wait to see if he or knowledgeable others read this.

 

Jeff

[Bundestrainer]

Sorry, I don't have the M9, but you could try it, or PM jdlaing, or wait to see if he or knowledgeable others read this.

 

Jeff

 

I would try it but unfortunately my M9 is staying with Leica for an important repair job.

[Jeff S]

Or option 4, ask the Leica repair dept.

 

Jeff

[Bobitybob]

As far as I know, You don't need any special program to determin the actuations on a M8 or M9, as long as you can get the unique image number from the EXIF.

 

I'm not sure about a PC, but on a Mac if you open an image in Preview, and then using it's Inspector, choose EXIF and copy the unique number. It's in hexadecimal and will be lot of zeros followed by numbers and letters. Open Safari and Google for a hexadecimal converter. Copy this number into it and it will conver it into a decimal, which is the number of actuations.

 

Hope that's helpful.

Edited May 14, 2013 by Bobitybob

[tele_player]

No.

 

Does it also work with the M9?

[IWC Doppel]

This is all very good news, My M9-P is now just under 9k actuations and I plan on keeping it for a good while yet

[ErikP]

As far as I know' date=' You don't need any special program to determin the actuations on a M8 or M9, as long as you can get the unique image number from the EXIF.

 

I'm not sure about a PC, but on a Mac if you open an image in Preview, and then using it's Inspector, choose EXIF and copy the unique number. It's in hexadecimal and will be lot of zeros followed by numbers and letters. Open Safari and Google for a hexadecimal converter. Copy this number into it and it will conver it into a decimal, which is the number of actuations.

 

Hope that's helpful.[/quote']

 

That is how I have managed until now

 

Thx Erik

[imperfiction]

My M9 has close to 50,000 activations. Has been to Leica only twice for rangefinder calibration. No other problems over the course of the 2,5 years.

[IWC Doppel]

I wonder how things are going now with shutter actuations ?

 

I'm still relatively low at 25k

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[pippy]

For what it's worth I spoke with someone well-situated in the Leica world who is currently at around 330,000 actuations on his M9...

As I'm way down the pole at a mere 57k I'm feeling quite relaxed about the situation.

 

Pip.

Edited June 6, 2016 by pippy