CptSlevin Posted December 3, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 3, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, fellow forum members! The question is both simple and a tricky one and I need your help I would like to purchase M9, it's in a new state ± 1000 shots, the owner merely used it, the model is made in 2011 and has no signs of sensor corrosion. The question is, can it appear? Like in the process of more extensive shooting. Photo of the wall Thanks! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/315712-leica-m9-to-be-or-not-to-be/?do=findComment&comment=4091474'>More sharing options...
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Jean-Michel Posted December 3, 2020 Share #2 Posted December 3, 2020 Your image is too small to identify spot or corrosion. Corrosion spots have a halo around them. I have a 2011 M9 and it had its sensor replaced twice, first with an original generation one and later with the new corrosion-proof sensor. If the M9 you are considering to buy has the original sensor then it may very well develop the corrosion and...! Buyer beware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptSlevin Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted December 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, Jean-Michel said: Your image is too small to identify spot or corrosion. Corrosion spots have a halo around them. I have a 2011 M9 and it had its sensor replaced twice, first with an original generation one and later with the new corrosion-proof sensor. If the M9 you are considering to buy has the original sensor then it may very well develop the corrosion and...! Buyer beware. I re-uploaded ithttps://mega.nz/file/2RQEAJRR#QQlft6vBuU85uDbD0oE71fjSjaPWak_1ZpnE69n0UL4 I thought that corrosion just appears through time and if 9 years passed and it didn't have it, then it's a lucky purchase Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS Posted December 3, 2020 Share #4 Posted December 3, 2020 I see a dark spot with a small Halo- and that could be corrosion. Some companies are replacing the cover glass on the sensor, ~$1000. If the M9 is cheap, you have that option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P1505 Posted December 3, 2020 Share #5 Posted December 3, 2020 Stay away. As a recent corrosion sufferer, that’s how mine started. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted December 5, 2020 Share #6 Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) Dust doesn't look like worms. Corrosion is. Edited December 5, 2020 by Ko.Fe. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondl Posted December 5, 2020 Share #7 Posted December 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) @CptSlevin looks like corrosion. My M9 didn't show signs of corrosions till last year, and once it started, it ”escalated” fairly quickly. I have shared my experiences with the kolari vision repair on this forum, if you were interested in the ”buy for cheap” and then ”repair” later option.. Additionally as I don't live in the USA.. I also highlighted thebcustom/duties cost that I had to pay. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted January 21, 2021 Share #8 Posted January 21, 2021 ALL M9s with the old sensor cover glass WILL corrode. If not now, then later. Better to get one where the glass has been changed to the new design. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 21, 2021 Share #9 Posted January 21, 2021 There is absolutely no evidence for this. There are quite a large number of M9s with the original sensor uncorroded out there. Although it is quite possible that some of them will succumb, if they survived over a decade, chances are that they will survive indefinitely. Only Leica knows the percentage of failed sensors, any number you find on the Internet is pure speculation. That includes "zero" and "all". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted January 23, 2021 Share #10 Posted January 23, 2021 ...but the bottom line has to be: why take the risk with an original sensor? Unless there is a very significant inducement in the price... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa43 Posted February 5, 2021 Share #11 Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) I just picked up an M9-p after enjoying my recent m8 purchase so much. Whilst doing my research it seemed that the cameras with the old sensors were still hovering around the 2000 euro mark. Those that had corrosion already were closer to the 1000 euro mark. There is an argument to pick up a corroded sensor and have it replaced by a company like Kolari who offer the replacement service still. Edited February 5, 2021 by costa43 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boojum Posted February 5, 2021 Share #12 Posted February 5, 2021 10 hours ago, costa43 said: I just picked up an M9-p after enjoying my recent m8 purchase so much. Whilst doing my research it seemed that the cameras with the old sensors were still hovering around the 2000 euro mark. Those that had corrosion already were closer to the 1000 euro mark. There is an argument to pick up a corroded sensor and have it replaced by a company like Kolari who offer the replacement service still. Unless the camera you buy at 2000 Euros has the upgraded sensor you are likely to be looking at the US$1000 to US$1500 price tag for an upgrade to the new sensor cover glass. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa43 Posted February 5, 2021 Share #13 Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, boojum said: Unless the camera you buy at 2000 Euros has the upgraded sensor you are likely to be looking at the US$1000 to US$1500 price tag for an upgrade to the new sensor cover glass. That's my point. You could be better off buying a corroded m9 and paying the 1000 dollars to replace the sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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