Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I still have my M9 (and a few others) so not the end of the world... but will drop them a note, can also ask them where my 50AA is, over 22 months on order! john ________________________________________ Never hurts to make personal contact with the Customer Care folks as well that your gear is on its way. My suggestion anyway. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 2 July 2014 12:54, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > 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 > > >