Leica NJ Will Replace My Leica M9 Sensor Under Warranty:
As I said yesterday, I brought my Leica M9 in to my local dealer (Bergen County Camera) to have him bring it over to Leica NJ for service. Yesterday, I discovered that I have a cracked sensor. My dealer has very good relations with Leica, and he’s always willing to help. He called Leica, and it turns out that sensors are backordered. I might not even see my M9 till June! But Leica did say that it’s covered under warranty (even though my camera is out of warranty), and since it is a repair under warranty, it takes priority. My guess is that maybe they have sensors on the side for customers who get them replaced under warranty. My dealer told me someone brought in a Leica M9 because he scratched the sensor by cleaning it, and it cost him $2,000 so I am extremely grateful for both my dealer’s help, and Leica for replacing it under warranty. [continue reading…]
Leica M9 Sensor Crack:
I was explaining what a sensor of a camera was to a friend today, and when I looked at the sensor of my Leica M9, I saw a crack. I couldn’t believe my eyes especially since I was working on a project about a half hour before I saw the crack, and none of my photos show any indication of a problem. I read about this on a forum, and other blogs but I never thought that it would happen to me. I’ve had my Leica M9 for quite some time now with no issues whatsoever. I don’t abuse my camera, and I never dropped it. [continue reading…]
Shooting Film Again:
I love digital photography, and I love the many possibilites and flexibilities that it can offer me. But I did mentioned in one of my past post that I wanted to go back to shooting some film again. Not that there is anything wrong with digital but there are several reasons for why I want to try some film again. One is that I was looking through some old family photo albums, and I was actually quite pleased with the results. The colors were so smooth, bright, and pleasing (especially from Fuji Reala). I even have this one photo shot in Cancun Mexico with Fuji Velvia, and the colors just pop. Seriously, the photo was so three dimenional, and for a moment, it made me wonder what was really wrong with film that we needed to replace it with digital :). Maybe I will scan that photo in the future, and put it here. [continue reading…]
A Whole Bunch of Leica M Lenses in Stock:
Wow, I guess Leica is finally catching up with production. There are several lenses in stock right now, and selling for their list prices. You have a few Summarit, Summicron, Elmarit, and Elmar lenses! If you need a new lens for your Leica M9 or M9-P check it out:
From Amazon:
Summarit Line
Leica 90 Summarit F2.5
Leica 50 Summarit F2.5
Leica 35 Summarit F2.5
Summicron Line
Leica 28 Summicron ASPH F2.0 (haven’t seen this one in stock in a while!)
Leica 35 Summicron ASPH F2.0 in black
Elmarit Line
Leica 28 Elmarit ASPH
Elmar Line
Leica 18 Elmar ASPH
Adorama:
Summarit Line
50 Summarit F2.5
75 Summarit F2.5
90 Summarit F2.5
35 Summarit F2.5
This is actually quite amazing for Leica considering how long things have been out of stock. [continue reading…]
Foggy Day in New York City:
I was driving back from Queens the other day, and I took my usual route, which was getting on the Belt Parkway from the BQE. I don’t actually have to take the Belt; in fact, it costs me an additional ten minutes but it’s the scenic route :). You drive right by the water, and for that short stretch that I’m on, there’s usually no traffic. On my drive, I saw an unusual fog rolling in, and all the ships that were parked taking safe harbor. It looked so nice, especially for New York City. The patterns of the fog looked were very unique especially with the sun trying to peak out here and there. I quickly drove back to my place, and took my Leica M9 out. I walked down to the shore (there’s a long boardwalk), and what sucked was I got there a little too late (The only day, I decided NOT to take my M9 with me). The fog was still there but the lighting was no where near the same.
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