Tag Archives: Leica firmware

Firmware 2.005 for Leica M8 & M8.2 now available online

By LR admin | Published: July 8, 2010

The new firmware 2.005 for Leica M8 and M8.2 can be now downloaded from Leica’s website. What’s fixed: Resolving the error message “Shutter fault”: When shooting in C-Mode (Continuous) or taking several pictures consecutively in S-Mode (Single), the message “Shutter Fault” may appear on the display. Additional notes: After updating to the new 2.005 firmware the […]

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New Leica M8 firmware update 2.005

By LR admin | Published: July 4, 2010

One lucky Leica M8 owner got his camera back from a factory repair with a surprise – firmware version 2.005. The shutter fault is one of the expected fixes. Previous posts indicated that the next Leica M8 firmware was being tested. Expect the official release very soon, maybe even next week. A new firmware for […]

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Second Leica M9 firmware: “in a few days”

By LR admin | Published: June 25, 2010

Leica confirmed that a new M9 firmware will be coming “in a few days”. It seems that in addition to the improved in-camera white balance, there will be also some SD card compatibility fixes.

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Leica M8 firmware in testing phase

By LR admin | Published: June 16, 2010

This is the response a LUF member got from Leica when he sent his Leica M8 for repair: “Shutter fault in C-Mode this is a bug inside the firmware and should be gone with the next firmware update. New firmware is being tested now and as soon as we have the ok, it will be available […]

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Second Leica M9 firmware in 2 weeks to correct in-camera WB?

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2010

I already tweeted about the Leica M9 event at B&H today. I just learned that Stefan Daniel (Product Manager of Leica M System) was also present at this event. One of the participants raised his concerns about the inaccurate in-camera white balance on the M9 and Stefan Daniel’s answer was that a new firmware that will address […]

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Leica M8 firmware update in early May

By LR admin | Published: March 25, 2010

I received a tip that the next Leica M8 firmware update will be released in early May, 2010. My understanding is that this will be the last firmware update for the M8 model – as far as I remember Stefan Daniel mention that in one of the Leica videos when the M9 was introduced last year.

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Leica related news/links

By LR admin | Published: February 27, 2010

The Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Leica Camera AG in Solms Franz Jung has resigned  (source). ThinkTank announced a new bag that may be of interest for Leica shooters: “Created as an homage to classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, we’ve created five soft-sided shoulder bags in our new Retrospective™ series.  Designed for […]

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