[Leica] vers 1.107

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Ted,

The best way to upgrade your M8 is to get someone like Henning to  
send you a SD card with the firmware already on it. You make sure  
your M8 has a fresh battery in it and when you put the SD card in the  
M8 a menu comes up asking if you want to upgrade your camera. You say  
YES and the camera does the rest.

Len


On Aug 6, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Sonny Carter showed:
> Subject: [Leica] vers 1.107
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>>> Pretty pleased with the firmware upgrade.  This is the first time  
>>> I've
> played with a low light image since I  loaded it.<<<<<<<
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> No noise controls added.
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> Leica M8    35mm Summicron  f2 @ 1/15th     iso 1250    firmware  
> vers.1.107
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> http://www.sonc.com/kathy_john.htm<<<<<<<<<<
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> Hi Sonny,
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> Given the high ASA I don't have any problem with the look of this  
> available
> darkness result. One would be hard pressed to get it as good, if  
> this good,
> with film pushed 2 or 3 stops under similar light conditions.
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> All I have to do now is figure out how to upgrade this firmware  
> thing. :-)
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> At the moment I have:
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> A/ Cord to connect camera and computer and figure out which end  
> goes into
> where. OK so I figured that part out.
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> B/ Where to find the firm ware and how to get it out of the  
> computer into
> the camera and how does it know where to go? And if I click the  
> wrong thing
> to click will I create the first in hand M8 meltdown to a smoking  
> ruin?
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> Just look at it this way if the engineers say that's impossible,  
> immediately
> assume I'd be the one to do something they've said is impossible.  
> Taking
> pictures I know. ;-) Messing with stuff like this is a complete  
> disaster
> waiting to happen!
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> C/ I know read the manual. :-) I am I am!
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> Maybe I should get my grandson over here to do it, be much safer. ;-)
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> But your photograph say's it all in a way the M cameras were made  
> for. "if
> you can see it... You can shoot it!"
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> Just have to get this upgraded and have a go at knight light  
> picture taking.
> :-)
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> ted
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