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Leica Me Sensor Corrosion

Leica Me Sensor Corrosion. Still, whether you believe the ccd sensor in the leica m9 is better and more satisfying in rendering than the cmos sensor in the leica m10 is really a question of your sensitivity to differentiation and your own personal biases. That’s where we came in.

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There seems to have been some debate regarding leica recommending isopropyl alcohol. That’s where we came in. A new jersey company, kolari vision, is offering to repair the m9 sensor for a reasonable $1,000 (about £770).

This Is Good News And Timing Because Leica Recently Discontinued Their M9 Ccd Sensors Replacement Program.


There seems to have been some debate regarding leica recommending isopropyl alcohol. Also, in line with the recent price increase on may 1, leica has updated the pricing of upgrading to the other m models in. In august 2020, leica announced that they will no longer be able to repair the leica m9 sensor.

We Have Been Patiently Waiting For A While, And Now Owners Of Ccd Cameras Affected By The Corrosion Issue Have The Option To Upgrade To The Latest Member Of The M Family.


Here are the details from kolari vision: P.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · leica m9 sensor corrosion root cause. A notice to this effect was published on the leica website on august 3rd, and there’s no two ways about it:

On 12/8/2016 At 2:34 Am, Doctorlebel Said:


The company explains the background to the leica sensor corrosion problem on its website, in particular showing how leica’s desire to achieve the thinnest filter stack can make repairs much harder than with other sensors. Leica recently discontinued its replacement service for m9 cameras afflicted by the widespread “sensor corrosion”. That’s where we came in.

It Had The Sensor Cover Corrosion Like Yours (But Much Milder).


Now maybe they later started adding coatings that later became defective, but at least for my camera (with the serial number hand written inside of 66,643), the defect was caused by. Kolari vision informed me that they are now repairing corroded leica m9 ccd sensors for around $1,000. The corrosion on my m monochrom, sensor replaced for free by leica, manifested itself as black spots and blobs with a corona.

The Common Element In All Of These Models Is Their 18Mp Full Frame Kodak Ccd Sensor Which Is Protected By A Piece Of Schott S8612 Glass.


Llewellyn then used a synthetic sapphire 1 micron polish and was able to polish off most of the corrosion from the icf. Suddenly, there's no more waiting list for the leica m10, or any other leica product. This also solves the mystery of the leica 'sensor corrosion'.

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