Imaging recource: Leica in the final phase of testing its next-gen sensor to ail its sensor corrosion issues

This past December, Leica acknowledged a widespread corrosion issue regarding the CCD sensors and glass covers inside its M9, M9-P, M Monochrom and M-E cameras. Dubbed ‘CCDgate’ by La Vida Leica, Leica promised to replace all cameras with the affected sensor (KAF–18500) and glass (Schott S8612) while working on a developing a long-term solution. The caveat was that all affected cameras would be replaced with the exact same sensor model that was causing the corrosion in the first place. Now, Leica says it’s in the final stages...
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