Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/01

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Subject: [Leica] Firmware M240
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 02:54:10 +0000
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All done through NZ distributor, but my dealer may chase things up.....

john
________________________________________

Maybe not on the couple of months! Did you talk to Customer Care as well?

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 2 July 2014 11:37, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Sadly that is where my M started it pilgrimage to this morning :-(
> Suddenly (no drops etc) started close-focussing at less than 5m, so a
> couple of months before I see it again...
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
>
> It is homesick for the German summer I tell you! There's a really nice cafe
> in Leitzpark.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 2 July 2014 11:01, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > I can walk outside (open to the sky) for an hour and the GPS does not
> lock
> > on :-( This both before and after the 2.0.1.5 firmware....
> >
> > john
> > ________________________________________
> >
> > Nah, John.  GPS satellites do not discriminate by hemisphere.  They are
> > in orbits inclined about 55 degrees to the equator, which means they get
> > farther south than even you. :-)  And farther north than most
> > Canadians--which reminds me, to all Canadian Luggers, hope you had a
> > Happy Canada Day!
> >
> > Seriously, if you've done the firmware update, it may have reset the
> > last known position of the camera (to a default of Wetzlar, maybe?).
> > Which means it has to "see" at least four satellites clearly before it
> > knows where it is again. Usually there are 7-9 satellites visible at any
> > one time, but they transmit on frequencies that are absorbed by things
> > that contain water (ie trees, human bodies, etc.), not to mention
> > building walls and such. So you need to have a clear view of some open
> > sky for its initial setup, and the more, the better. After that, some
> > GPS' will use the last known location as an initial guess in its
> > algorithm, which can help fill in the blanks when less than four
> > satellites are currently visible. Others don't, and these can be
> > especially difficult to use indoors, in urbans downtown areas, or in
> > areas with a lot of RF interference.
> >
> > Take the camera outdoors where you can see a lot of sky, and wait a few
> > minutes, and I suspect all might be well again. I remember when we came
> > back from a trip to Florida with our GPS. It was raining a lot, so I
> > didn't take it outside to reset its location.  Then we had to go to a
> > friend's country house which is so far out in the sticks that its Zip
> > code is EIEIO.  The GPS "remembered" its last known position, and
> > insisted that it was in Florida for about 15 minutes, until it saw
> > enough satellites to realize that it was now a bit north of Seattle.  :-)
> >
> > --Peter
> >
> > ----------
> >  > Yes, but you are in the northern hemisphere which has quite a few more
> >  > satellites ;-)
> >  >
> >  > john
> >  >
> >  > ________________________________________
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > On Jul 1, 2014, at 3:34 AM, John McMaster wrote:
> >  >
> >  > > I find the GPS very unwilling to lock a signal in Wellington, will
> be
> >  > > curious to see how you find things across the ditch....
> >  >
> >  > GPS worked pretty well here even before the new firmware.
> >  >
> >  > LiveView no longer works on my M ;~(
> >  >
> >  > Regards,
> >  > George Lottermoser
> >  >
> >  > http://www.imagist.com
> >  > http://www.imagist.com/blog
> >  > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> >


Replies: Reply from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Firmware M240)
In reply to: Message from pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein) ([Leica] Firmware M240)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Firmware M240)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Firmware M240)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Firmware M240)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Firmware M240)