The Digilux II fails
Posted on May 3, 2007
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Our Leica Digilux II was quietly taking pictures like the one above (that’s Linda with her dad) until tonight. When my mobility et al. went south a couple weeks ago, I used the ‘opportunity’ to do house things like tuck cameras away (the Digilux II has a spiffy new hard case for a home).
Linda’s at the ball game tonight, so I was going through the cameras, getting them ready for my (hoped-for, soon) return to hiking. When the Leica Digilux II came out, imagine my disappointment when it’s first snap was the ‘photo’ at left.
Turns out Sony sensors manufactured during a certain period, are prone to fail. Why a couple week’s storage would cause the sensor to fail, is a little curious. At least this press release offers hope that I may be off the hook for a giant Leica repair bill.
We don’t seem to be having a lot of luck with stuff like this lately. Linda’s had 2 flats on her Lexus in the past month, and somebody backed into our Ford Hybrid at Draeger’s…
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