james.liam
Well-known
It's now late 2019. Vote whether your M9/ME (9) still has the original sensor or sports the replacement.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
M-E latest batch from 2015. Purchased new in 2016. Corrosion appeared in 2017, was replaced for free via Toronto Downtown Camera in 2018.
I'm finding new sensor to be less sharp and different in rendering.
I'm finding new sensor to be less sharp and different in rendering.
james.liam
Well-known
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
So, it is more sharp and same color?
james.liam
Well-known
Reports from the M9 Monochrom replacement were that the new sensor produced slightly sharper images.
Lou Iaquinto
Tinshed
I purchased my used M-E earlier this year from a well known dealer in Melbourne. Its sensor was replaced in 2017.
raid
Dad Photographer
I had to have the sensor replaced twice in my M9.
james.liam
Well-known
Raid, remember to vote!
raid
Dad Photographer
I voted! Had to change the sensor.
ZivcoPhoto
Well-known
Just got my M9 sensor replaced 3 wks ago by Leica USA - NJ. Same sharpness, same gorgeous colors.
Ronald M
Mentor
My M9 does not "sport" anything. Sport is a noun, not a verb.
I do take care of it and pack with descant and no lens when not in use. Home has AC so low humidity.
If it needs a clean, hand blower fist, then my air brush set to low, sensor brush, and then Sticky wand. All as needed only.
One time cleaned with Eclipse before corrosion issue was known.
Mine was the last M9P New Jersey had so it was late.
I do take care of it and pack with descant and no lens when not in use. Home has AC so low humidity.
If it needs a clean, hand blower fist, then my air brush set to low, sensor brush, and then Sticky wand. All as needed only.
One time cleaned with Eclipse before corrosion issue was known.
Mine was the last M9P New Jersey had so it was late.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
Both my M9 bodies got the new sensor installed. I've since moved on with the M10.
james.liam
Well-known
From the Oxford English Dictionary:
VERB
1. with object Wear or display (a distinctive item)
‘he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache’
Also, "Desiccant" not 'descant'.
drewbarb
picnic like it's 1999
Don't be silly.
Sport: verb [TRANSITIVE] to wear something, often in a way that shows you want people to notice it
"He’s sporting a T-shirt and baseball cap like every other 17-year-old."
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/sport_2
james.liam
Well-known
drewbarb
picnic like it's 1999
Yes, I bristled at the dismissal of sport as a verb, and fired off my own reply before I read down and saw your response which of course sited a superior reference. That'll teach me to reply before I've read through.
Anyway, I should shut up and bow out since I don't even own an M9; just reading out of curiosity, as one casually in the market for a secondhand M digital.
james.liam
Well-known
This is all in good spirit.
Archiver
Mentor
My M9 was purchased in early 2010 in Melbourne. Sensor was replaced in 2017, having suffered a lot of corrosion. Now, it's beautiful.
james.liam
Well-known
After only the first day, a report of 92% replacement.
George Mann
Member
Hopefully the M10 will prove to be more reliable.