Sony DSC-R1: left edge blurry

[dudewad1]

Hi all,

I've been shooting with a Sony DSC-R1 for a little over a year now.  I had taken some pictures of the Grand Tetons recently and noticed that many pictures were extremely unsharp on the left edge of the frame.  Not all shots, though.  So I then went through previous shoots and noticed very slight blurring on some shots, but again not all.  This Grand Teton shoot was by far the most extreme example.  I spoked with a friend who also has an R1 and, upon examining some recent shots, he noticed the blurring as well.  Has anyone else noticed a lack of sharpness on the left edge of the frame with an R1, or anywhere else for that matter?  See the attached example.

[edit] - my attachment is not showing up.  Not sure what I'm doing wrong...

Thanks,
Greg

[Tim Gray]

Mine seems OK.

[Dan Kanagy]

This has been discussed extensively in the past in Sony Talk at dpreview.com. It seems that some lots of the R1 have this issue and others don't. I had the same issue with one R1 but caught it early enough that I was able to exchange it for another. The replacement is fine.