Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a barely used M240 and set the numbering to (I thought) 4xxxxx and put in and formatted an SD card and when I took the first image its file number was 400856. What was that about? On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > To date, the shot counter in the M240 has been "encrypted" and no one has > broken the algorithm yet. > > I forgot when I first asked the question.... > > I wonder why Leica did that? > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=verizon.net at leica-users.org] On > Behalf > Of Dante Stella > Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 2:31 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] New M(240 firmware - 2/0.2.5) > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >