Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, dear. So sorry to hear this. It sounds like it is a trip home for your M. I do hope they give you one to use whilst it is away. Kind regards Eric On 03/07/2014 14:35, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: >Aah i seems that the whole socket it plugs into in the camera base is not >connected to the camera internally. it just comes out on the pin block of >the grip. This is not good if they failed to connect it in Solms when they >serviced the camera. Too early to jump to that conclusion. I shall look at >another camera at my dealer tomorrow. > > >Cheers >Geoff >http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > >On 3 July 2014 20:26, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > >> I'm sure you did it like this, so I hope this isn't a stupid suggestion: >> >> Mount the grip (batteries OK/contacts clean/no bits of protective >>plastic >> on battery poles?) >> Then switch on the camera and take a look in the menu. >> >> The German manual says that the GPS function only appears as active in >>the >> menu when the grip is mounted. >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> >> >> On 03.07.2014 09:04, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >>> Hmm I just now have the multifunction grip and I installed the new >>> firmware. The GPS option is greyed out in the Setup menu with no >>>apparent >>> means to activate it. >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> On 1 July 2014 18:34, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 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.... >>>> >>>> john >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> I like several changes we got. the direct exposure compensation, the >>>>auto >>>> ISO stuff and disabling that video button. Camera has not blown up >>>>yet. >>>> Mine's done 10,500 frames now. Will be doing a lot over next couple >>>>of >>>> weeks. Crazy busy actually. Just got the multifunction grip today too. >>>> Shall report on the GPS >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Geoff >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>>> >>>> >>>> On 1 July 2014 18:10, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: >>>> >>>> But still no comments from users ;-) I think this is the largest >>>>number >>>>> >>>> of >>>> >>>>> changes I have seen in a Leica firmware update, and still only just >>>>>over >>>>> 9MB compared to 33MB for my X100... >>>>> >>>>> Best thing for me is seeing the horizon in the EVF, should result in >>>>> less >>>>> cropping, but many other good features added >>>>> >>>>> john >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>http://en.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category&; >>>> subcategory=93711&type=108942&language=68389 >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information