grahamule
01-19-2010, 16:09
Hello all. I have been lurking around the forums for a while, but here I am with a post. I have a used m8 on the way from a merchant with a short return policy. I have read here and elsewhere of some seemingly typical/possible (depends on who you ask I suppose whether they are typical) problems with the m8. The ones I can think of off the top of my head being
a) vertical line (esp. at high ISO)
b) banding
c) ghosting / "green ghost"
d) any others people have noticed and are testable
I have yet only found anecdotal accounts of these, but I was hoping that someone might give me some specific test situations I could put the newly arrived camera through to see if I am dealing with any of these or not. I bought the camera aware of these risks, and I know it's possible they could turn up later, but I wanted to put it through some "worst case" situations if I could to see if any are already there before the return window is up.
Lastly, I apologize if this has been handled elsewhere; I am not too practiced at searching the forums yet. If this is the case, feel free to point me to the appropriate places rather than rehash.
Thanks a bunch!
a) vertical line (esp. at high ISO)
b) banding
c) ghosting / "green ghost"
d) any others people have noticed and are testable
I have yet only found anecdotal accounts of these, but I was hoping that someone might give me some specific test situations I could put the newly arrived camera through to see if I am dealing with any of these or not. I bought the camera aware of these risks, and I know it's possible they could turn up later, but I wanted to put it through some "worst case" situations if I could to see if any are already there before the return window is up.
Lastly, I apologize if this has been handled elsewhere; I am not too practiced at searching the forums yet. If this is the case, feel free to point me to the appropriate places rather than rehash.
Thanks a bunch!