Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Academic question. Shot counts are encrypted. Dante > On Jul 8, 2015, at 4:31 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > My impression is that the "shot count" is a measure of the use of the > mechanical shutter parts. This would be evaluated against the expected > longevity of the shutter mechanism..... For example, there are 20,000 > shutter actuations against a shutter that is rated for 200,000 actuations, > so it about 10% of life expectancy. OTOH, it would be not in my best > interest to purchase a used M240 with a shot count of say 1,000,000 > actuations... the shutter mechanics would be mostly used up by then. > > The measure of the electronics in terms of shot count is meaningless. > > More to the point, if I am a still shooter, looking for a used M240, I do > not want a shutter with 250,000 clicks.... so I ask the question with a > purpose.... Is the shutter actuator counter reset by the upgrade of FW? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of John McMaster > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 1:13 PM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: Re: [Leica] New M(240 firmware - 2/0.2.5) > > I thought they had defaulted to JPEG since M8 days? Shutter counts does not > matter so much with video abilities, I could take 100 stills but 1000 hours > of video and the latter is unknown.... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > > JPEG? > > An indication of who their target market really is? > > On a more serious note, > By resetting numbering, does this then obfuscate the click count of the > shutter mechanism? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > -----Original Message----- > > Just be aware that it resets numbering and defaults to JPEGs! > > http://us.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=93710 > <http://us.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=93710 > &subcategory=93711&type=108942&language=93871> > &subcategory=93711&type=108942&language=93871 > > john > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information