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On 2/1/2025 at 5:50 PM, Pieter12 said:

I am under the impression that the replacement sensors do not corrode.

Me too. A replaced S2/S2-P/006 sensor is as least likely to corrode as a 007/S3 sensor. No? 

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1 hour ago, chrismuc said:

Only the CCDs sensors in S2, S2-P, S006 and S-E use the glass type which will highly probable corrode.

No risk with CMOS S007, S3 cameras, Leica finally learned that lesson and used other Schott glass.

Are there incidences of corrosion on the later CCD sensor glass? Or is this just speculation?

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Strange that Leica cannot clearly say for S2/006 cameras with replaced sensor, if it already has the corrosion free filter glass. For the M9 you can get this information from Leica and you also have an option to see it by yourself in a "hidden menu". When the sensor ID is reported as ID15 or ID16, then it has the corrosion free filter glass already.

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So the best option would be Kolari, I guess. They pretty much guarantee the glass they use is corrosion-free, but there are caveats to the repair process depending on the condition of the original glass. Not cheap, either. Close to the cost of a second0hand S 006.

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On 2/1/2025 at 6:50 PM, Pieter12 said:

I am under the impression that the replacement sensors do not corrode.

As I wrote before in post #12 the sensors replaced before 2016 are prone to corrosion, the sensors replaced in 2016 can be either. The sensors replaced after 2016 are corrosion resistant. 

If your CCD Leica S is made before 2016, and has not had it's sensor replaced it has a corrosion prone sensor.

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