adammorley Posted September 20, 2012 Share #1 Posted September 20, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) It was working fine, now it's gone south -- just a few days before the Leica M launch (hmmm....) L1011310 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (yes, I swear it's not shaky hands) Anybody seen this before? I sent Leica an email, but I'm guessing they won't reply until after photokina, so I thought I'd ask here too. Perhaps it's just time for an M9-P (but I do love the M8's frame counter so much). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 20, 2012 Posted September 20, 2012 Hi adammorley, Take a look here M8 taking streaky/ghosty photos. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted September 20, 2012 Share #2 Posted September 20, 2012 I can guess Leica's answer. Send it in please, sir. This looks like a sensor replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 20, 2012 Share #3 Posted September 20, 2012 Definately looks like a bad sensor. The interesting question is, will Leica quote to repair it, or will they just offer you the 'upgrade' - do please let us know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 20, 2012 Share #4 Posted September 20, 2012 I would try another SD card in the first place just in case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 20, 2012 Share #5 Posted September 20, 2012 Definately looks like a bad sensor. The interesting question is, will Leica quote to repair it, or will they just offer you the 'upgrade' - do please let us know. Actually they will probably replace the sensor and I would be surprised if that would entail high costs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.edwards1 Posted September 20, 2012 Share #6 Posted September 20, 2012 Hi adammorley, I had a problem similar to this with my M8. It had to be returned to Soloms for a repair - now OK. Please see my post on this; http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/239130-my-m8-faulty.html Best regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted September 20, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nick, you didn't mention whether you had to pay for the repair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.edwards1 Posted September 21, 2012 Share #8 Posted September 21, 2012 Hello jaapv, The quotation for the work required on my M8 was €308 - this was for the labour cost only as follows: - Electronic modification - Adjust rangefinder - Clean rangefinder - adjustment of all parts - cleaning and end control Additional to this, I think, was the shipping cost of €40 and a payment of €110 for a 5 day fast track repair, which I opted for, as my nephew's wedding was imminent and I did not want to risk not having the camera back for the event. Tax was added to all of the above. I noted that there was no charge for any spare parts, so I do not know if the sensor was replaced or not. Best regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maccaco Posted September 21, 2012 Share #9 Posted September 21, 2012 Hi, Leica Solms changed the sensor last year in my M8. 700€ with shipping and taxes (Included various settings). Best regards, David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 24, 2012 Share #10 Posted September 24, 2012 Looking at your images, the sensor was certainly replaced. These were costs for additional work, clearly. Hello jaapv, The quotation for the work required on my M8 was €308 - this was for the labour cost only as follows: - Electronic modification - Adjust rangefinder - Clean rangefinder - adjustment of all parts - cleaning and end control Additional to this, I think, was the shipping cost of €40 and a payment of €110 for a 5 day fast track repair, which I opted for, as my nephew's wedding was imminent and I did not want to risk not having the camera back for the event. Tax was added to all of the above. I noted that there was no charge for any spare parts, so I do not know if the sensor was replaced or not. Best regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammorley Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted October 10, 2012 It was working fine, now it's gone south -- just a few days before the Leica M launch (hmmm....) L1011310 | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (yes, I swear it's not shaky hands) Anybody seen this before? I sent Leica an email, but I'm guessing they won't reply until after photokina, so I thought I'd ask here too. Perhaps it's just time for an M9-P (but I do love the M8's frame counter so much). I sent it off to Leica in NJ and it came back with an estimate of $1300 for a CCD replacement. I've since bought an M8.2 so I'm kind of torn on repairing it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammorley Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted January 18, 2013 I forgot to post an update. The manager at the NJ Leica location gave me a call and Leica ended up paying for the parts --- I ended up only having to pay for the labor. So I received a new CCD and CLA for just $400. Super duper! Great to see them do that. And so I sent a number of lenses to get 6-bit codes instead. Boy was I amazed at how backed up they are --- 6-7 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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