Will the Leica M11 Monochrom Avoid the Nasty Black-Dots-White-Spots Issue of the M10m?
re: Leica M10 Monochrom
re: monochrome and diglloyd Monochrome
re: Leica M Monochrom Type 246: Black Dots on White Spots Digital Artifacts
re: Leica M10 Monochrom: digital artifacts — White Spots on Black Dots — “Pimples”
re: Black Dots in White Spots 'Pimples': is Leica 'Cooking' the Raw Data with Acutance-Enhancing Imaging Pipeline?
re: Black Dots on White Spots Digital Artifacts
Will the Leica M11 Monochrom finally put an end to the “pimple” problem seen with its predecessors?
UPDATE: see reader comments by Jost A.
I know a problem is real when all I get is radio silence from Leica—which was the case with the Leica M Monochrom Type 246 and the Leica M10 Monochrom. To this day, Leica has never so much as acknowledged the issue.
As always, I stand ready to provide raw files to Leica showing the issue, but I’ve given up on bothering to inquire because the repudiation by non-communication is offensive. Of course I also stand ready to accept any proof that there is something real going on that is not actually a camera or sensor defect. Thing is, my eyes cannot accept the 'ugly', no matter the explanation.
If you’re buying a Leica M11 Monochrom, please buy through the links on this site when it becomes available at B&H—thanks!
LEICA M10 MONOCHROM + Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH + filter B+W 091 Dark Red
ENV: Eureka Dunes, altitude 2600 ft / 792 m, 60°F / 15°C
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Leica M10 Monochrom + Leica 28mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH + filter B+W 090 Red
ENV: Lundy Canyon, altitude 8100 ft / 2469 m, 28°F / -2°C
RAW: vignetting corrected, push 0.5 stops, +100 Shadows, +15 Clarity, +20 Texture, USM {4,50,0}
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