On Nov 25, 2006, at 5:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> On Nov 25, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Amita Guha wrote: >> >>> Leica has come up with fixes for a couple of the big problems with >>> the M8. For the reported ghosting/mirroring issue, they are >>> implementing a fix in the factory, and if you already own an M8, >>> you can send it in to be repaired for free. But to solve the problem >>> of "above average IR sensitivity,", you have to use a special IR >>> filter on every lens. They are providing two for free in any size >>> the >>> user wants. >> >> That's not an adequate fix. They made a serious miscalculation. They >> should be replacing the sensors. > > Wow. I'd certainly be upset if I paid that kind of price for a camera > and was told I had to put a special filter on every lens I owned. > Don't > know what the reaction of the Leica community is going to be but I > don't think Leica is handling it the right way. Sounds like a disaster > in the making.
I remember my first DSLR. It was a Canon. Don't recall the model name at the moment. You had to put a special filter on each lens to prevent aliasing. It was an effing nuisance. This is NOT the way for Leica to deal with what are essentially defective sensors. They should lean on Kodak to put a proper IR cutoff filter over the sensors and do a recall on cameras already sold for sensor replacement. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
