[Leica] New M8 Firmware 2.004

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Just upgraded my M8.  I think I like the discreet mode.  Delaying the 
shutter recocking does make a difference to the sound.  I was surprised 
just how quiet recocking is.  The shutter seems relatively loud, 
compared to recocking though not too intrusive.  It's never going to be 
as quiet as a cloth shutter anyway.

I wonder whether it will have a detrimental impact on battery life, as 
holding the shutter button down may cause more current drain.

Time will tell.



Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

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Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> I have downloaded and installed the latest Firmware using the provided
> instructions. There were no problems with the installation. I shot a single
> frame on the current SDHC card and removed it. I formatted a 2GB SD card 
> and
> copied the firmware to that. After the successful install, I replaced the
> first card into the camera. The camera preserved every single one of my
> personal settings , including the file numbering.
> There is a new menu selection called Advance. When you select the 
> 'discreet'
> option, the delayed recocking works as advertised. My first impression is
> that the shutter noise in my original M8 is actually louder than the
> recocking noise. I did not expect that. In any event the upgrade was 
> trouble
> free and replacing a card with a previous exposure on it has meant I have
> not had to redo a single setting. Remarkable.
>