Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Herb, That feature is required for sales to "rich oligarchs", Leica's target customers. ;~)) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Kanner" <kanner at acm.org> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:00 PM Subject: [Leica] A bad couple of hours >I just had the s---t scared out of me. I took the SD card out of my M9 and >processed a few shots in LR4. I put the card back in the camera and >reformatted it. I then noticed that the main menu cycled through only about >eight alternatives and the ISO button on the left was inoperative. > > I was just about to think about re-installing the firmware into my > "busted" camera when I noticed that the camera had somehow (mea culpa) > gotten into "snapshot mode". > > Now why in hell would anyone who spent $7000 on a camera want to put it > into an idiot point-and-shoot mode? I can just barely accept the fact that > there is an option for the camera to output .jpg although I can't image > using it myself. But snapshot mode !#$&^%$#!#$^%#$!!!!! > > Herb > > Herb > > -- > 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 for more information > >