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Latest Update to CCD Sensor Corrosion Upgrade Program Adds M11, SL2-S and Q2 Monochrom Options

February 16, 2023

Leica has announced new pricing and camera options for its CCD Sensor Corrosion Upgrade Program. As we previously reported, corroded CCD sensors can no longer be replaced, but M9 owners can still take advantag...

Price Increases on Leica CCD Sensor Corrosion Upgrade Program

David Farkas

March 31, 2021

Along with the upcoming April 1, 2021 price increase, Leica has announced new pricing across the board for its CCD Sensor Corrosion Upgrade Program. Just as we reported last year, corroded M9 sensors can no lo...

Leica No Longer Offering CCD Sensor Replacement, Adds New Upgrade Options

David Farkas

August 11, 2020

Leica has issued a statement that production of CCD sensors for M9-based models has now been discontinued. This means that going forward, defective sensors or ones exhibiting sensor corrosion cannot be replaced. While the sensors can't be swapped out, all oth...

Leica Updates CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program with New M10-P & M10-D Options, Revised Pricing

David Farkas

March 28, 2019

Leica has just updated the CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program once again, this time lowering prices, eliminating discontinued models, and adding additional camera options. The program started in 2015 as an alternat...

Leica M10 Added to CCD Corrosion Upgrade Program

Josh Lehrer

July 2, 2018

At last! Leica has added the M10 to their CCD corrosion upgrade program. We have been patiently waiting for a while, and now owners of CCD cameras affected by the corrosion issue have the option to upgrade to ...