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Subject: [Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:53:30 -0700
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Steve Barbour

On Jun 15, 2011, at 9:47 AM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:

> 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.

This must be the firmware release that was due out April 1 (of last year).

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> Chris Williams
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> 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
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>> ----- 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.
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>>> To the M9 page
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In reply to: Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca) ([Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9)
Message from zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams) ([Leica] Fwd: New Firmware for the Leica M9)