Buying a used M9

[cz23]

Take a photo of the sky stopped down to f16 and look at the images at 100% or more. Corrosion marks look haloed and generally symmetrical. There are plenty of examples on the web if you do an image search.

Marty

That's a good step, but it won't tell you if you're getting an upgraded camera. You could be buying an old-sensor M9 that has not corroded YET.

John

 

[agentsim]

Thanks for all the advice. I've got a nice checklist of stuff to go through now.

 

[Freakscene]

That's a good step, but it won't tell you if you're getting an upgraded camera. You could be buying an old-sensor M9 that has not corroded YET.

Absolutely, but it's the best way to check if it is corroded now.

Marty

 

[bideford]

Drop Leica an email with the serial - they will let you know if the sensor has been changed and if it has been changed to the new one.

James

 

[Ko.Fe.]

How to check sensor?
By naked eye, first. Then to the sky or by using of method I described (it is in this sub forum).
What is on the sensor is reviewable by magnifying view and navigation keys on the camera.

 

[agentsim]

Thanks for all the input folks. I'm now the happy owner of a new old M9 and a 7art 50mm/1.1 lens 🙂

 

[Ko.Fe.]

Welcome to the club. Clean entry 🙂.

 

[David Hughes]

Now you're in The Club I'll warn you; it's best not to read posts about the M9 and just enjoy using it.


Regards, David

 

[ChrisLivsey]

Go into the camera's menu and check the firmware.
If it has the latest sensor, it will have firmware 1.204.
It is not available as a download so camera's with old sensors will not have it.
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That was true at the time but current firmware is 1.216 and will run on both the old and new M9 equipped cameras.

http://us.leica-camera.com/Service-...y=93710&subcategory=&type=108942&language=all

 

[airfrogusmc]

I would imagine you can contact Leica with the SN and they could tell you if and or when the sensor was updated.