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Subject: [Leica] New M8 Firmware 2.004
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:12:48 +0000

 
I have updated my M8 to the new firmware and also had no problem with it. 
?An interesting option for those who hate the rewind at exposure.


Gene


? -------------- Original message from Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at 
gmail.com>: --------------


> I have downloaded and installed the latest Firmware using the provided
> instructions. There were no problems with the installation. I shot a single
> frame on the current SDHC card and removed it. I formatted a 2GB SD card 
> and
> copied the firmware to that. After the successful install, I replaced the
> first card into the camera. The camera preserved every single one of my
> personal settings , including the file numbering.
> There is a new menu selection called Advance. When you select the 
> 'discreet'
> option, the delayed recocking works as advertised. My first impression is
> that the shutter noise in my original M8 is actually louder than the
> recocking noise. I did not expect that. In any event the upgrade was 
> trouble
> free and replacing a card with a previous exposure on it has meant I have
> not had to redo a single setting. Remarkable.
> 
> -- 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> 'She looks like an angel moving too fast for its glory'
> 
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