[Leica] Leica T lens on SL camera

[Frank Dernie]

Maybe not, but missing the firmware update capability from a lens claimed to be compatible but not being without a firmware update seems more than usually dim-witted to me, but I have a reputation for intolerance…
Frank D.


> On 31 Jan 2016, at 09:10, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
> 
> Perhaps they did not expect many people to put an APS-C lens on a FF camera? You are meant to buy a T body for that ;-)
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> john
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> Well hopefully the next SL firmware update will include the provision to subsequently update the firmware on an attached “T” lens.
> This is a very stupid oversight in the original firmware, what were they doing!!!
> Frank D.
> 
>> On 30 Jan 2016, at 19:00, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I thought there were quite a few T lenses out there.  I guess I did not
>> phrase my question well.  I was thinking of an SL owner who had a bunch of T
>> lenses they were using on it.  If that person upgraded their SL firmware,
>> would they also need to upgrade all their T lenses?  And if it can only be
>> one on a T body, that would be a major headache for them.
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: John McMaster
>> Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 8:41 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica T lens on SL camera
>> 
>> Not really, just the one lens is available ;-) On my S2-P I have to update each S lens individually, on later bodies you update the camera then can update each lens from that.
>> 
>> john
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>> I wonder if every time a T owner upgrades the firmware on their camera if
>> they have to upgrade the firmware on each of their lenses to match?   And
>> would this happen to SL owners, too?  I guess it would be a minor
>> inconvenience for a T owner, but a major headache for an SL owner.
>> Something to ask.
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
>> 
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