Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some time ago, one of our members proposed a method for overriding the resetting of the file number of photograph back to 1 when uploading new M9 firmware. A friend and I just established that an even simpler method not only works, but enables resetting the number to ANY desired value. Simply take a picture, which, of course, will have the number L1000001. Put the card in a card reader. At the top level, you will see "DCM". Click on it. You will see "100LEICA". Click on it, and you will see L000001.DNG. Now highlight that file name (two clicks, usually), and edit it to whatever number you want. (I don't recommend trying to changed it to any other format. The format appears to be "L1" followed by six digits followed by ".DNG" though I must assume that the first two characters can be "L1" through "L9:. Herb -- Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you.