Rupert Greenwell Posted September 28, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 28, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have just received my new M240 and every image has a black band at the top of each image and down the left hand side of a vertical taken shot. The band is about 5% of the image. I have reformatted the card, tried another card, changed the lens, checked the settings and I am now stuck. I am a recent convert to digital, I have just sold my M9 after a year with no problems and I have recently bought a MM, apart from a dirty sensor again no problems. I would be most grateful if any one knows what might be the cause. I will be contacting my dealer after the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 Hi Rupert Greenwell, Take a look here M240 black band across every image. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stickan1 Posted September 28, 2013 Share #2 Posted September 28, 2013 Do you see this on the display or on the computer? Which program do you use? When you first download images to LR they have a black band but as soon as you let LR render previews they are fine. I have my camera DNG only always. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 28, 2013 Share #3 Posted September 28, 2013 Try downloading from a different reader or to a different computer. Also try directly from camera USB if there is one. change reader to computer chord. Try a brand new card formatted in the camera If the band is on camera screen, it is most likely a camera fault. After that, return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Greenwell Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted September 28, 2013 Hi Stig I have just downloaded the images into LR and you are quite correct the band goes when they are imported. I have not seen this before with my M9 or MM when using LR. I am very grateful for your kind advice, I had the awful thought of having to send my M back after waiting so long for it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Greenwell Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted September 28, 2013 There is no sign of the band on the camera screen, hopefully the problem is now resolved, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted September 28, 2013 Share #6 Posted September 28, 2013 Must have something to do with the processor since S images have the same black band until downloaded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted September 28, 2013 Share #7 Posted September 28, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Stig I have just downloaded the images into LR and you are quite correct the band goes when they are imported. I have not seen this before with my M9 or MM when using LR. I am very grateful for your kind advice, I had the awful thought of having to send my M back after waiting so long for it! Being larger files, they might take a few seconds longer to render in LR, depending on the speed of your computer processor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted September 29, 2013 Share #8 Posted September 29, 2013 I found it disturbing also at first until downloaded into LR where they finally vanish. Bit of a strange setup if I do say so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted September 29, 2013 Share #9 Posted September 29, 2013 Try not using photo review until the blinking light goes out, ie the image is finished writing to the card. It is not normal to see a band on the camera screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 2, 2013 Share #10 Posted October 2, 2013 I found it disturbing also at first until downloaded into LR where they finally vanish. Bit of a strange setup if I do say so. When importing to LR, us the "Copy as DNG" instead of "Copy" and you will find that there are no black lines that finally vanish in LR. Copy as DNG will substantially speed up previews and will increase the Develop module's speed dramatically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eestes005 Posted October 2, 2013 Share #11 Posted October 2, 2013 Yes, I had two bands that ran vertically across the right hand side of my images. The only time this occured was when I used ISO 640, any other sensitivity rating was just fine. Sent the camera back to Solms and they "re-mapped" the sensor. It came back without the bands; however, it had some other bugs and I sent that one back for a new one. Customer support is friendly, call them, they'll send you a packing slip so you can send it in. It will be about 3 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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