Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm hesitating to install the update because my batteries are all very old, and most are from Hong Kong, but all are working fine. I would hate to have to replace them all (15 batteries) with genuine Leica batteries! Tina On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:22 PM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > All of my M8 batteries are over 3 years old, which includes the original > supplied with the camera and they all work perfectly. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 1:55:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] Firmware v. 1.196 for M9 now available > > To be fair Nathan, the new firmware does not in any way reduce the > performance or life span of the (Li Ion) batteries. What it does is stop > the camera operating when an older battery has irregular voltage. That > means when there is increased risk of faulty writes including banding. SD > cards issues like that have arisen for I guess a few users and they are > discussed on the forums. Well maybe not this one!. I've never seen them > myself. > They all die and the caution arises becauses the earliest M8 batteries may > now be five or more years old and failing. It may impact non-original > batteries should they not be performing properly too. An M9 has greater > power requirments than the M8 so you'd expect > that the batteries do work harder. I have three (originals) which get > rotated only by chance in my bag. One is about four/five years old, one > three and one two. So far so good on all of them for me with about 9,000 > frames or so on my M9 (one was in my M8 for a few thousand or so frames > too). > > With say a Nikon dSLR each new model might have a new battery design and > hence people wouldn't be carrying over old batteries > from one camea to another maybe? > > There's also ben some re-sequencing of process steps in the camera too, I > think. I understand that trying to improve the speed has been on their > agenda for while. The new APO Summicron 50 is in there too. Buy me one and > I'll test that for you ;-) > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 25 July 2012 14:39, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > > What a lovely way to sell more batteries at 100 Euro a pop! > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > On 25 Jul 2012, at 05:53, Jay Burleson wrote: > > > > > M9 Firmware Version 1.196 > > > Performance improvements: > > > Further improvements of SD-Card compatibility. > > > Implementation of the Lens detection of the new APO-Summicron-M > 1:2/50mm > > ASPH. > > > Improved power management. > > > The camera is now measuring battery stability internally. In case of > > weak battery stability, the > > > camera switches off automatically. > > > > > > Using old batteries could have lead to camera crashes and banding > > stripes under certain > > > conditions with the previous firmware versions. Especially the usage of > > nearly 6 years old M8 > > > batteries proved to be critical. > > > It is the nature of Li-ion batteries that the capacity weakens after a > > certain time. > > > We recommend replacing the batteries for the M8 and the M9 after 3 > years > > at the latest. Heavy usage > > > can even accelerate the aging process, and then batteries should be > > replaced earlier. > > > In case that the total amount of pictures, that can be taken with a > > certain battery, is significantly lower > > > than before with Firmware 1.196, we recommend replacing this battery. > > > New batteries can be ordered at all Leica Dealers (Order Number 14464) > > > > > > Please be aware that your settings and your user profiles can be > deleted > > after the firmware update. > > > Please make a note of your settings and user profiles before you run > the > > firmware update. > > > > > > Download here: > > > > > > http://us.leica-camera.com/assets/file/download.php?filename=file_6178.zip > > > Instructions: > > > > > > http://us.leica-camera.com/assets/file/download.php?filename=file_6840.pdf > > > > > > -- > > > Jay, > > > Dripping on the shutter button here in Seattle > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > > Blog: > > http://www.nathansmusings.eu/ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com