Leica M8 Take 2

The launch of theLeica M8has been a rocky road. The initial release of cameras suffered from a number of problems, including bright light streaking and green ghosting. These have been fixed through a factory recall of the first batch of cameras, and all cameras shipped since late December have sorted this out. The firmware in these new and updated cameras is 1.09.
A more onerous and long-term issue is the M8's very strong infrared sensitivity. This has been written about extensively here and elsewhere. It is caused as a result of the fundamental design requirements involved in making an M digital camera, due to the extremely short distance between the rear of M lenses and the sensor plane.
The issue though is that this IR sensitivity causes certain materials which should be black to appear magenta, and also unwanted shifts in other colours. Whether the company saw this and knew about it prior to first product shipment is a mystery, and likely will remain so until someone in the know r...