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My M9 is traveling to Solms


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My M9 is traveling to Solms. The problem is that randomly records the DNG with strips of various colors, not SD card problem: I tried Sandisk, Lexax of different models, formatted, reformatted,: first formated on a PC , then in my M9: I have also tried formatting with the "owerwrite" option and the problem still occurs.

I've updated the firmware again and the problem continues.

This problem has happened to some other M9 ownwe ?

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So how long did you have it?

 

You should get a NEW camera, Not have to send it in for repair. The camera can't be 2 months old.

 

Good Luck.

 

European laws are probably a bit restrictive.

In Italy at least you have 8days for a fault to show up giving you the right to get a NEW camera.

At the ninth day, you can't but get the camera fixed.

Obviously, that's true unless Leica Camera is willing to give you a brand new camera despite of its "age".

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Daniel--

Sorry to hear of the problem. Thanks for posting. Could you post an example image?

 

Is it the same problem previously reported here of a kind of arrow- or barb-shaped horizontal bar across the center of the frame?

(see http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/103320-what-heck-happened-here-image-artifact.html

and http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/99322-m9-picture-glitch.html)

 

A few of us had worried that that might be camera- instead of card-related.

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Two tipical defective images

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how bad is Leica's quality control?

i know these are random defects, which wouldn't be picked up even if Daniel tested the m9 in the store prior to purchase.

M9 is a dream camera for so many pple. it'll be such a disaster if their camera has such fundamental problems. i wish Leica can be a littttle stricter with their QC.

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This is clearly a sensor problem that can strike any camera at any time. It is quite possible that the camera was fine when it went through QC. Actually, I guess the sensors get checked at least three times: once leaving Kodak, once coming in at Leica, once at final chekout.

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This is why I am waiting until next year well into the production run. I waited 6 months for the m8 and I have had zero problems. I hope your m9 gets fixed soon. I would suggest to others to wait a few months to buy the m9. Next year there should be more cameras in stock and issues like this should be rare. My hope is that. When I do buy real silver chrome will be an option.

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This is why I am waiting until next year well into the production run. I waited 6 months for the m8 and I have had zero problems. I hope your m9 gets fixed soon. I would suggest to others to wait a few months to buy the m9. Next year there should be more cameras in stock and issues like this should be rare. My hope is that. When I do buy real silver chrome will be an option.

 

I bought one of the first M8's and have never had any problems with it. If you wait a year you still might get a defective one. Yes it sucks BUT not to be unexpected. Humans are not perfect, neither are our machines. Even space shuttles blow up now and then.

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I bought one of the first M8's and have never had any problems with it. If you wait a year you still might get a defective one. Yes it sucks BUT not to be unexpected. Humans are not perfect, neither are our machines. Even space shuttles blow up now and then.

 

Yes, but it is surprising that this left the factory... I have had that happen a few times with products from Leica - had a Noctilux that went three (long) times before it was fixed.

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