Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Forgot to mention. "Don't Import suspected Duplicates" is an optional setting. Just check or uncheck the box on import in Lightroom Cheers Geoff *Lighting- eyes- action* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 10 November 2011 14:00, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > Herb , no you cannot do this tethered and Phil has covered the insurance > approach for your file numbering perfectly. By the way, in fact you do not > lose any of your other menu settings with upgrading despite the > conservative warning from Leica Camera. That has been the case for several > generations of firmware. I don't know about any custom profiles. Only a few > momemts to check through your menus after of course. > The new warning to avoid the latest Sandisk SDHC cards is interesting. I > have had no problems with them (nor any previous Sandisk cards). The number > of previously reported problems was actually very low but nevertheless > prompted this. Flash and camera exposure faults waking from standby were > looked at too but nothing has emerged on whether that was addressed as yet > > Cheers > Geoff > > *Lighting- eyes- action* > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 10 November 2011 11:10, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > >> Thanks Phil. I'm wondering whether, on the previous update, there was >> instructions for doing the equivalent of what you suggested by tethering >> the camera to a computer. I have a very foggy memory of perhaps doing >> that. >> >> Herb >> >> >> Before you update the firmware, take a photo on an SD card and keep >>> that card aside for after the update. >>> Do the update with a separate card. >>> Place the card that you took the last photo on, in the camera then take >>> another photo. The numbering will be sequential then and you'll start >>> again where you left off. >>> >>> Phil Forrest >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:31:34 -0700 >>> Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: >>> >>> > Although I don't really think I need the latest update (I haven't had >>> > an SD card problem) there is one thing about the instructions that >>> > bothers me. It states that doing an update resets many things, in >>> > particular the DNG file numbers. Since LR claims that it does not >>> > import duplicates, presumably based on file numbers, one would think >>> > that this would prevent new pictures with an old file number from >>> > being imported. >>> > >>> > On the other hand, I'm pretty sure I did one firmware update some >>> > months ago, and haven't had any LR problems. Can anyone enlighten me. >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >> >> -- >> Herbert Kanner >> kanner at acm.org >> 650-326-8204 >> >> Question authority and the authorities will question you. >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > >