michael friedberg Posted November 16, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 16, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I’m not one to be super-concerned about the banding and magenta problems with the sensor on the M8. I would think that Leica will get it right. Also to me the pluses on the camera far outweigh the minuses, and for 99.9% of shots the camera works fine for me. But still there are some annoying problems, including a huge and heavy battery charger, a on-off switch that is a little loose, and I had one battery suddenly discharge. But the real problem for me is some photos I took. In 30+ years I’ve never had anything like it, and can’t figure it out. I would appreciate anyone’s advice. Please see the three photos here. You’ll see a dark curved line, not all of the exact same shape, towards the top right. It wasn’t on every photo but was on most in a small group, not always in sequence. The pictures were taken in very bright sunlight with lots of reflections from the water. But these three photos were taken in different directions and at different angles, all within 45 minutes. My guess is that there was some dust that got on the sensor. But should that be the case? Or could it be the lens (a new 50/2, which had been factory changed to have 6 bit contacts). I’ve taken less than 200 photos with the camera and lens, and only changed the lens a handful of times. Is this a new M8 problem? Thanks for any advice. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pascal_meheut Posted November 16, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 16, 2006 Did you at least look at the CCD to check if there is no dust on it ? Looks like a hair in front of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitswartz Posted November 16, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 16, 2006 Looks like a helicopter rotory blade to me.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted November 16, 2006 Share #4 Posted November 16, 2006 .. or a gouge on the cover glass, too thick for a hair. Take the lens off, set to B, open the shutter, take a deep breath and take a look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted November 16, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 16, 2006 Almost certainly a hair on the sensor (the way it goes in and out of focus depending upon the DOF is the giveaway). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 16, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 16, 2006 Michael - I'll bet that this is on more photos than you realize, but is masked by that area of the photo being dark. I had a similar experience the first time I used my DMR, and found dust specks in the light sky of daytime photos. I suspect that you need to clean the sensor. The photos, by the way, are probably not of Swiss naval operations.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael friedberg Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share #7 Posted November 16, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I appreciated what Pascal said about a hair --that made sense so I checked again. It was not a hair or dust on the sensor. Instead it was a small strip of rubber surrounding the brass on the lens as part of the mount. A very thin sliver --slightly thicker than a hair-- had come off and would dangle depending on movement of the camera (and on an aircraft carrier there is a lot of movement). The good news is that it's not an M8 problem. The bad news is why would this occur with a new lens, mounted and dismounted a handful of times. Thanks for everyone's advice. It's greatly appreciated. Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
newyorkone Posted November 16, 2006 Share #8 Posted November 16, 2006 Mystery already solved but I would have guessed that it was on the end of the lens rather than right on the sensor based on DOF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnll Posted November 16, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 16, 2006 .. or a gouge on the cover glass, too thick for a hair. Take the lens off, set to B, open the shutter, take a deep breath and take a look. I believe the manual specifies a procedure for cleaning the sensor, and I'd think that would be the best to use even for just looking at it ... just to be on the safe side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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