Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, you're welcome. Otherwise you'll have to get involved with setting up a card reader and all the zipped stuff. Easier is better. Len On Aug 6, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > Len offered: > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:36 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] vers 1.107 > > Ted, >>>>> The best way to upgrade your M8 is to get someone like Henning to > send you a SD card with the firmware already on it. You make sure > your M8 has a fresh battery in it and when you put the SD card in the > M8 a menu comes up asking if you want to upgrade your camera. You say > YES and the camera does the rest.<<<<< > > Hi Len, > Thank you, sounds like a champion idea as I keep running into some > kind of > zipped file and when I try to open that file using the Microsoft > wizard I > keep getting a file that wont open. > > And yes I'm downloading the file right from the LEICA Germany site. > So I'll > give Henning a call. Thank you. > ted > > > > > On Aug 6, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > >> Sonny Carter showed: >> Subject: [Leica] vers 1.107 >> >> >> >>>> Pretty pleased with the firmware upgrade. This is the first time >>>> I've >> played with a low light image since I loaded it.<<<<<<< >> >> >> >> No noise controls added. >> >> Leica M8 35mm Summicron f2 @ 1/15th iso 1250 firmware >> vers.1.107 >> >> http://www.sonc.com/kathy_john.htm<<<<<<<<<< >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi Sonny, >> >> >> >> Given the high ASA I don't have any problem with the look of this >> available >> darkness result. One would be hard pressed to get it as good, if >> this good, >> with film pushed 2 or 3 stops under similar light conditions. >> >> >> >> All I have to do now is figure out how to upgrade this firmware >> thing. :-) >> >> >> >> At the moment I have: >> >> A/ Cord to connect camera and computer and figure out which end >> goes into >> where. OK so I figured that part out. >> >> >> >> B/ Where to find the firm ware and how to get it out of the >> computer into >> the camera and how does it know where to go? And if I click the >> wrong thing >> to click will I create the first in hand M8 meltdown to a smoking >> ruin? >> >> >> >> Just look at it this way if the engineers say that's impossible, >> immediately >> assume I'd be the one to do something they've said is impossible. >> Taking >> pictures I know. ;-) Messing with stuff like this is a complete >> disaster >> waiting to happen! >> >> >> >> C/ I know read the manual. :-) I am I am! >> >> >> >> Maybe I should get my grandson over here to do it, be much safer. ;-) >> >> >> >> But your photograph say's it all in a way the M cameras were made >> for. "if >> you can see it... You can shoot it!" >> >> >> >> Just have to get this upgraded and have a go at knight light >> picture taking. >> :-) >> >> >> >> ted >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: > 8/5/2007 > 4:16 PM > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information