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MM 246 Sensor problem?


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Just got the 246 and have started taking pics. Doing adjustments in Adobe bridge and noticed these vertical lines in my images. Has anyone seen this before? I never have.

Image on left is the image and the right is an enlargement. You can see the vertical lines.

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Cosmic ray damage? If worse at hi iso setting, that is probably it.

 

When is Leica going to fix this ??

Leica will fix cosmic ray damage just as soon as they can rewrite the laws of nature.

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It gets worse:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11775911/Long-haul-air-passengers-at-risk-from-cosmic-rays-government-fears.html

 

Pity, as I always like the northern route during a solar storm - the aurora looks like a giant green swirl off to the left.

 

The only protection from cosmic rays Kodak found adequate for its high-speed B&W film (TMZ) was to bury the stock in a deep salt mine while it aged.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I had the exact same problem with my M246 and got it replaced. The new one doesn't have that issue. Work with your dealer on the issue, for sure they will take care of it since Leica is aware of that problem.

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I have a very similar issue on my M246. A thin black line, always in the same spot, vertically from top to bottom about 1/4th in from the left. The line is white sometimes when image is underexposed. Happens at all ISO's. @vpcancel: any update on what caused the issue?

 

 

A couple of full size JPG's: https://www.dropbox.com/s/n9ie3z75vtr6ipk/m246_issue.zip?dl=1

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Just a quick update. Sent the camera off to Germany and had it fixed by Leica free of charge (including a complimentary CLA). Took about a month, which is better than expected. No comment from them as to what caused it, but I'm happy as it seems fine now.

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