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Subject: [Leica] M8 firmware 2.005
From: john.o.newell at comcast.net (J. Newell)
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:36:58 +0000 (UTC)


Re: C Mode + Discrete Release 



I, for one, find this bugfix very useful because although I never 
intentionally use C mode, I do use discrete release and with the M8 it is 
very easy to accidentally engage C mode.? I locked up a rental M8 once that 
way, so I find this new firmware very, very reassuring.? No more risk of 
lockup 



John Newell 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> 
Sent: Friday, July 9, 2010 7:29:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 firmware 2.005 

Frank, you've mentioned two lenses that are an exception because they are 
not physically codable due to their construction. Owners of those two would 
be a smaller sub-set again though which suggests they there would be fewer 
people willing to pay even if it were possible. However, as Frank Dernie 
suggests you may like contact Leica Camera. If it can be done and it is 
economical and there is sufficent demand perhaps you will see it. 

After the introduction of the M8.2 apparently a significant number of 
customers asked for the 'Discreet' mode to be enabled in original M8's. 
Leica Camera responded that yes it was entirely in firmware (not an actual 
shutter release modification) but they wanted to maintain that feature as 
part of the differentiation for the M8.2. However they then agreed to enable 
that function in the next firmware for all and at no charge. 

Incidentally a new problem introduced by that feature is exactly what the 
latest firmware fixes ?(that shutter fault indication appearing when people 
select the discreet mode intended for deliberate slow shooting but then use 
continuous advance anyway). ?Presumably Leica and Jenoptik never thought of 
testing that because it was illogical to use the camera that way. Many 
customers never saw the problem either. ?Maybe not a bad example of 
complications that can ensue when you add new functions after the fact that 
were not planned for originally. "Simple software changes seldom are" 



Cheers 
Geoff 
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman 

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