Leica Q2 Monochrom Banding

[Craig Clark]

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Has anyone seen this or had this issue with their Q2M?  Its really weird, this banding appeared on several of my pictures from yesterday (about 10 in a row) and then doesnt appear in pics I took afterwards.  Anyone seen this or have experience with it?  I need to send it off for the CLE anyway and this should be covered by warranty...I am just curious.  

 

 

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[Overland]

Photographed through a window?

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[Craig Clark]

19 minutes ago, Overland said:

Photographed through a window?

No this was straight on - I was standing right in front of her and had no sort of filter on the camera either.  It shows up in the JPEG and the DNG files.  

[Anakronox]

I’d say memory card issue,  but the banding isn’t continuous across the image.  Still can’t rule that out.  Try a different, freshly-formatted card and see what happens.  If the banding persists, back up your profiles and factory reset the camera.  Good luck. 

[Siriusone59]

Just curious, if you've checked the exif data of those shots?  Is there anything among those 10 that is common yet different from the others that don't have the banding?  Like maybe the e-shutter or iso is at an extreme in its range...

[KateStarr]

Were you using the electronic shutter for these shots?

 

[LocalHero1953]

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The banding looks sharp on the megaphone, but is blurred on her face, and doesn't seem to show up elsewhere in the image. There's nothing on the scarf in the gap between her hand, the mask and her throat, though it appears to left and right. It's as if it was an unusual lighting source nearby. Were the other shots from the 10 in the same location?

Perhaps a high frequency local light source? The bands are too narrow for typical mains frequency lighting effects with the electronic shutter.

Edited June 19, 2022 by LocalHero1953

[frame-it]

its visible on the buildings, road and van as well, could be a sensor issue

[LocalHero1953]

3 minutes ago, frame-it said:

its visible on the buildings, road and van as well, could be a sensor issue

I attributed that to features of those particular elements, but it's difficult to tell - you could be right. 

[frame-it]

33 minutes ago, frame-it said:

its visible on the buildings, road and van as well, could be a sensor issue

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[Craig Clark]

I was at ISO 200 / Shutter speed 1/16,000 second / F1.7.  There was a crazy lit up billboard behind me and I noticed in one of the shots that didnt have the banding that the lines on the billboard appear in the bokeh very similar to the banding in the subsequent shots if that makes sense....but what could it have been reflecting off of?  I dont know, its very strange and the camera hasnt done it since but I am definitely keeping an eye on it.  

[Anakronox]

Then banding due to use of the electronic shutter sounds like it could be the culprit!