Thanks Don, in this case it's a Digilux 2.
Shame about your M9. There is a company here in the UK that has been replacing sensor cover glass - it's that that causes the problem, not the actual CCD apparently. While several repairs have been done, I have also seen a report where damage may have been done to the electronic side of things.
My M8 (famous last words?!) has been very good so far.
