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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:47:11 -0500
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Already tried it this morning on my M8. For some reason my camera now  
only produces old Wetzlar images no matter what I take a photo of and  
this little German figure keeps popping up in the lower right corner.




Chris Williams
www.zoeicaimages.net
www.rebirthworkshops.com
504-231-6261




On Jun 15, 2011, at 11:46 AM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:

> I'm going to ask one of my usual stupid questions when it comes to  
> technical stuff. Hang on now, at least I admitted I ask stupid  
> questions! ;-)
>
> What's the wildest thing that could happen if one down loads this  
> improvement for the M9 only you try to load it into an M8?
>
> Just asking. :-) I also realize the inner guts of both cameras are  
> different, so it might not load at all. Or maybe I'd be holding a  
> mass of melted camera and glass in my hands. OUCH! :-)
>
> I bet somebody will give me what my answer would be if someone else  
> asked this queston.... "Don't ask us! ASK LEICA!" :-)
> cheers,
> ted
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at 
> gmail.com 
> >
> To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 8:40 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9
>
>
> prior M9 firmware was 1.161...is that correct?
>
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>> Dear Leica M9 owner,
>> We are pleased to update you with news about your camera.
>>
>>
>> New Firmware Update for the Leica M9
>> A new M9 firmware - version 1.162 - is now available for you to  
>> download.
>>
>>
>> Leica Camera AG has announced a new firmware update for the Leica  
>> M9. The firmware has been tested by users of the L-Camera Forum and  
>> the final release can now be downloaded from the M9-page of our web  
>> site via the link "UPDATES". As well as installation instructions,  
>> you will also find there more information about the new version.
>>
>> The new firmware specifically improves photography with wide-angle- 
>> lenses. In critical shooting situations its newly developed colour  
>> calibration minimizes chromatic deviations across the image, from  
>> the centre to the corner.
>>
>> To the M9 page
>>
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Replies: Reply from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9)
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