[Leica] Firmware upgrade for M8

[mark.teampope at ntlworld.com (Mark Pope)]

It will be a shame if the EV modification can't be done.  It ought to be 
feasible.  Sadly, at the moment,there is no way I can justify another M8 
body, leave alone the 8.2...I'll just have to wait for either a premium 
bond/lottery win or rich relative to bequeath me a pot of money.  The 
other option of course, is to SAVE SOME MONEY - something I'm not 
terribly good at :-)

I guess, we will just have to wait and see...

Cheers

Mark

Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> Mark, I am awaiting a new firmware announcement with interest too. Erwin's
> site mentions the SDHC support, but I don't see that in the official Leica
> press release so far. Erwin also mentions a new 1.4 viewfinder magnifier as
> well as the new external finders. Those are very likely superb quality, but
> I didn't think it was possible to have external finders that cost even more
> than the Zeiss ones. Sigh.
> 
> Leica in their releases mention that the M8 will be able to have the new
> frame-lines fitted and the new shutter. It's unclear if that means having
> der neue Schnappschussmodus! I'm guessing not. But the dial in EV
> compensation and the auto ISO will be the big question marks for any new
> firmware. I suspect that we'll need to buy the new camera if we really lust
> after those.
> 
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> Cheers
> 
> Geoff
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> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark Pope
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2008 06:55
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] Firmware upgrade for M8
> 
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> 
> I have heard/read that new firmware will be released for the M8, hot on 
> 
> the heels of the M8.2
> 
> I noticed the 8.2 allows the user to change the exposure compensation by 
> 
> applying first pressure on the shutter button then rotating the control 
> 
> wheel on the back of the camera.
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> IIRC it also has a mode to automatically alter the ISO setting, which is 
> 
> apparently available in the 'all modes', not just the new 's' (snapshot) 
> 
> mode.
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> I wonder whether these features as well as SDHC support will be 
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> available on the original M8?
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> I for one would welcome the ability to quickly alter exposure 
> 
> compensation without having to delve into the menu.  Personally, I'm 
> 
> less bothered about being able to have the camera change the ISO as 
> 
> conditions change.
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> Has anyone seen/loaded the new firmware yet or know when it might be 
> 
> released?
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> All the best
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> Mark
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Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

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