This note adds no new facts. Yesterday’s update listed what the company side is recorded as saying; earlier ones read the owner reports. This one regroups the same public record by who published it, so a reader can check each kind of source separately. Every line links to the journal entry that holds the original link; the full list is on the sources page.
Leica’s own channels
- 2014-12-11 · LFI, Leica’s house magazine: goodwill restated independent of camera age, with a Customer Care address and phone line.
- 2019-09-11 · The official 2014 CCD notice path on leica-camera.com, captured returning 403 Forbidden (EX01–EX02).
- 2026-09-19 · Classic Store Wetzlar, Leica’s used-equipment channel, sells ID15 M9s described as ‘will not corrode again’.
- 2026-09-20 · The official leica-camera.cn service page still says the CCD cannot be replaced.
Photo press
- 2014-12-10 · DPReview: white-spot complaints on M9 / Monochrom / M-E, then Leica’s free replacement “regardless of age”.
- 2017-05-22 · DPReview: the offer scheduled to expire 16 August 2017; €982 contribution for older bodies.
- 2020-08-07 · Leica Rumors: CCD discontinued and cannot be replaced; first upgrade price tables.
- 2020-09-12 · PetaPixel: a third-party teardown claim about uncoated glass, and Leica’s rebuttal.
- 2026-09-23 · Golem.de via Macfilos: the Kodak KAF-18500 sensor and Schott glass stack named.
- 2024-01-02 · Macfilos: M11-P / M11M / Q3 added to the upgrade programme.
Owner forums
- 2014-12-11 · DSLR-Forum: the German “unabhängig vom Alter” wording.
- 2023-02-16 · DCFever / Red Dot: newer models on the upgrade list; the CCD itself still not repaired.
- 2024-12-04 · L-Camera-Forum (DE): owners discuss Hamburg, Warsaw and China workshops for sensor glass.
- 2024-12-06 · Reddit r/Leica: “very common M9 sensor issue”; default advice is Kolari, not Wetzlar.
- 2025-04-08 · L-Camera-Forum 2025: corrosion again after an earlier Wetzlar swap.
- 2025-10-03 · Red Dot Forum: M11-P Safari and Q3 43 added; still no CCD part.
Dealers, repairers and independent writers
- 2021-07-16 · Kolari Vision starts cover-glass repair at about $999 after official replacement ended.
- 2024-07-09 · Morten Albek: about 180,000 M9 bodies and three replacement campaigns.
- 2025-05-19 · ErickPHOTO: a glass swap at about $1000 versus a multi-thousand upgrade.
- 2026-09-18 · fotohandel.de buying advice still warns German buyers about the CCD history.
What the grouping shows
As alleged, the story is not carried by one outlet. Leica’s own magazine and service pages, the photo press, owner forums in English, German and Chinese, dealers and independent repairers describe the same sequence: a 2014 goodwill text, a dated paid window from 2017, a stop on CCD replacement, and an upgrade programme offering newer cameras instead (promises vs delivery, timeline). Third-party glass repair appears only after official replacement ended (glass swap vs upgrade).
What no group contains is a numbered, point-by-point written reply from Leica to the archive’s twelve questions. Open items are on the questions page, in particular Q1 (2014 goodwill), Q2 (the 403 notice) and Q9 (the October 2019 stop vs the June 2020 estimate).
Open line as of 2026-10-27: no numbered point-by-point written reply to Q1–Q12 is on file. A company letter dated 2 October 2026 is on file; the consumer disputes its closure of the matter (2026-10-03 update). Allegations and unanswered questions only, not a court finding.
Journal · Public sources · Exhibits · Inbox stills · 12 questions