Leica Sensor Replacement Program

[raid]

raid, I fear your M9 is with my M9 and probably just arriving in Germany this week.

Maybe the German repair facility will finish them quickly?


I think its good to have the M240 while the M9 is off on vacation. Like you, I have been using an M240 as well.

FWIW, I have been pretty happy using the M240. Its a different feeling than the M9. It has some things better and some things worse than the M9.

The M9 is thinner and lighter than the M240. Its so much nicer to hold, especially for long periods of time.

The M9 used to give images with a different character than the M240. Not necessarily better, but different. Many people talk about the color in the M9 with the CCD sensor... maybe that's the quality I see.

The M240 has "flatter" looking images out of the camera (BTW, I always do DNG "raw" files, whether M9 or M240 or ??). After small adjustments in Lightroom, I think the M240 images seem a little more "resolute" than M9 images. Consequently, I think the M240 images print better at larger sizes (e.g., 16x20").

The M240 has Live View and the accomodation for an EVF. This is actually the main advantage of the M240 over the M9. I have been able to use adapters to attach some of my Olympus OM and Nikon F lenses to the M240 to achieve some images I wouldn't otherwise be able to get with RF lenses. Mostly macro and close-up images.

Lately I've noticed that all my images with the M240 are overexposed. At least all the images made using the aperture priority (A) setting. Its a new thing I haven't noticed before. I checked exposure compensation and metering options in the menu. Everything is as I typically have it: Classic metering, 0 Exposure Comp. I hope its not a malfunction in my only working digital M camera...

It may very well be that our M9 cameras just made it to Wetzlar. Did you also get a loaner M240 or did you buy one? I agree with you regarding your observations on the M240. I use aperture priority too, and with wide angle lenses, images are underexposed. Overall, the M240 exposes well on "A" in my case.

I also just shoot DNG images. The image files are larger with the M240 than with the M9, of course. I often take photos before sunset, and then, the faint pink color in the sky or on the white sand beach shows very well in my M9 but not in the M240. LiveView is to me as if you get a second camera for free. There are uses where having LV is very useful. If you happen to "play" with many RF lenses that are old and that may need shimming, then LV can be a life saver. It also allows you (if you want to) to use SLR lenses that you manage to attach to your M240 but that do not engage the RF.

 

[raid]

You did the right thing, Robert. The M10 seems to be free of obvious problems so far, from what I have seen in the postings by M10 users.

 

[robert blu]

You did the right thing, Robert. The M10 seems to be free of obvious problems so far, from what I have seen in the postings by M10 users.

Raid, you know whom I have to thank 🙂
robert

 

[ptpdprinter]

You did the right thing, Robert. The M10 seems to be free of obvious problems so far, from what I have seen in the postings by M10 users.

I thought I read that there is an issue with the ISO selector on the M10. Perhaps that was just on the early examples and has been addressed in current production.

 

[Emile de Leon]

They have enough time & $$...to put these up...
https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.ksbM947oRSN6SfZOt2JfzgHaFA&w=291&h=196&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.5&pid=1.7

 

[robert blu]

I thought I read that there is an issue with the ISO selector on the M10. Perhaps that was just on the early examples and has been addressed in current production.

yes, that was in the beginning. It seems fine now, crossing fingers.
rob
PS: anyway easier to fix than replacing a sensor 🙂

 

[Huss]

They have enough time & $$...to put these up...
https://tse3.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.ksbM947oRSN6SfZOt2JfzgHaFA&w=291&h=196&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.5&pid=1.7

Well when they only pay for one tech at Leica NJ, that frees up a lot of money.

 

[G Dogg]

Monochrome returned from NJ today, sensor replaced. Aprox 9 months there. Glad its back finally. Has been a frustrating and lengthy process

 

[raid]

Congratulations on getting back your camera.