M9 sensor discontinued

Thank You MaZo for the update

Sad, but the way of the World Presently... More Crap news everyday :rolleyes:
 
Anyone who loves M9 cameras should have bought a refurbished one from Leica.
I tried to be practical, and I got an M10 instead. The M8 and M9 with CCD sensors are still doing well.
 
Well that sucks. My M9M had a sensor replacement recently, but my ME is on it's original sensor. Hope it lasts cause I got no desire for a new Leica M digital.

Best,
-Tim
 
Huss said:
As a film shooter I am non-plussed.

Anyone here surprised by this announcement?
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Nah, nothing to be surprised about, just sad news for the Owners of those models

Though Huss, You do shoot digital
just not an M8, M9,M-E, M9M
Think You have an M240, Nikon Z something, Xpro3 and possibly other digi’s
 
I remember a number of years ago Leica discontinued their free sensor replacement for M9 cameras, and said they would only honor the M9 warranties for five years to the original purchasers. I bought one of the last new Leica ME models when they were discontinued in 2015. It turned five years old this summer. Coincidence, I don't think so.

Best,
-Tim
 
I remember the announcement of the M8 - „it won‘t be an ordinary digital camera, we are going to update the sensor, the body will get updated from time to time“.... blabla.
 
helenhill said:
Though Huss, You do shoot digital
just not an M8, M9,M-E, M9M
Think You have an M240, Nikon Z something, Xpro3 and possibly other digi’s
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Guilty! I'm a camera Hussy!
You forgot to mention the Oly PenF, which outside Leica, is the most jewel-like thing.

I'm confident in the M240 - Leica finally figured out Digital Ms with that one from a reliability POV. And of course all the Japanese cameras just work.
I've never really used the Z to take pics, just to scan film.

But film has that, as the French would say, I do not know what...
 
santino said:
I remember the announcement of the M8 - „it won‘t be an ordinary digital camera, we are going to update the sensor, the body will get updated from time to time“.... blabla.
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Well, they did... it's all semantics...
;)

I think also Leica said they would be life-time cameras. Then again, they did not mention what species they were basing that life-time length on. I'm thinking somewhere between a fruit fly and a chihuahua.
 
The originally priced at $7995 USD body only.....joins the ranks of the disposable cameras..... really a sad day for the Leica brand.
 
If all digital Leica cameras up to M10 fail, I will revert to film cameras. It keeps life simpler.
 
I was searching online for some half cases, and I noticed the huge price differences between half cases for Leica models. It seems that older models are less "needy" of expensive leather half cases than say an M10.
 
raid said:
I was searching online for some half cases, and I noticed the huge price differences between half cases for Leica models. It seems that older models are less "needy" of expensive leather half cases than say an M10.
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Raid - if you do an eBay search for "Leica M10 case" in order of "Price + Shipping: lowest to highest" you'll get some surprising results before you scroll down far enough to see the $190 Luigi case.
 
raid said:
Anyone who loves M9 cameras should have bought a refurbished one from Leica.
I tried to be practical, and I got an M10 instead. The M8 and M9 with CCD sensors are still doing well.
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But how long will it be before they discontinue the M10 sensor?

You did keep your M9, didn't you, Raid?

I have my M9, and I'm not happy about this.
 
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