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Hello!..It's me back in Leica land with a possible problem:confused:...

 

I recieved my new/ex demo M9 today..In discreet mode the shutter can take about 5 seconds to complete it's click and this is happening with 1 in 10 clicks.I changed to the soft mode and this hasn't happened, yet, after about 30 clicks but the fact that it happens at all is ruining my day!!

 

Does the camera have to go back to Solms I wonder?..Any advice would be very appreciated..Thanks!

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While Jaap´s observation is correct, there seems to be more to it than that. When one of the strap lugs on my M9 came loose and went to Solms, it came back with the latest firmware 1.196 installed (I had stayed with 1.176 while I had it).

 

And, the same thing started happening to it: occasionally severely delayed recocking in the discrete mode. I´ve used the camera daily for 3 years, always in the discrete mode, so lifting the finger is automatic for me; that wasn´t the cause. Also, the camera now insisted on turning off as soon as the battery level went below 50%, with all my 3 original batteries (I think this is a known effect of the FW upgrade?).

 

So when I had accumulated enough anger, I got the old FW install file on a card, and went through the usual FW upgrade procedure. It worked without a hitch (but took more than twice as long as usual for an upgrade, so I guess it had to rewrite the entire FW instead of just patching it).

 

So now the camera is back at 1.176 again. Discrete mode works as intended all the time, and the batteries work down to less than 25%, with no ill effects at all.

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While Jaap´s observation is correct, there seems to be more to it than that. When one of the strap lugs on my M9 came loose and went to Solms, it came back with the latest firmware 1.196 installed (I had stayed with 1.176 while I had it).

 

And, the same thing started happening to it: occasionally severely delayed recocking in the discrete mode. I´ve used the camera daily for 3 years, always in the discrete mode, so lifting the finger is automatic for me; that wasn´t the cause. Also, the camera now insisted on turning off as soon as the battery level went below 50%, with all my 3 original batteries (I think this is a known effect of the FW upgrade?).

 

So when I had accumulated enough anger, I got the old FW install file on a card, and went through the usual FW upgrade procedure. It worked without a hitch (but took more than twice as long as usual for an upgrade, so I guess it had to rewrite the entire FW instead of just patching it).

 

So now the camera is back at 1.176 again. Discrete mode works as intended all the time, and the batteries work down to less than 25%, with no ill effects at all.

 

Yes this is a known issue with 1.196. Same with me: Solms returned my M9 with the "uptodate" firmware which I downgraded before. Now at 1.196 its the delayed recocking plus the battery issue.

I shall downgrade again.

 

 

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While Jaap´s observation is correct, there seems to be more to it than that. When one of the strap lugs on my M9 came loose and went to Solms, it came back with the latest firmware 1.196 installed (I had stayed with 1.176 while I had it).

 

And, the same thing started happening to it: occasionally severely delayed recocking in the discrete mode. I´ve used the camera daily for 3 years, always in the discrete mode, so lifting the finger is automatic for me; that wasn´t the cause. Also, the camera now insisted on turning off as soon as the battery level went below 50%, with all my 3 original batteries (I think this is a known effect of the FW upgrade?).

 

So when I had accumulated enough anger, I got the old FW install file on a card, and went through the usual FW upgrade procedure. It worked without a hitch (but took more than twice as long as usual for an upgrade, so I guess it had to rewrite the entire FW instead of just patching it).

 

So now the camera is back at 1.176 again. Discrete mode works as intended all the time, and the batteries work down to less than 25%, with no ill effects at all.

 

Hello again..I'd like to revert my M9 to fw 1.176..Please can you tell me, how can I get hold of that version to download?..

 

Many thanks:)

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Hello again..I'd like to revert my M9 to fw 1.176..Please can you tell me, how can I get hold of that version to download?..

 

Many thanks:)

 

I have copy of 1.162, received from other LUF member.

If good to you send me PM with email address.

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In the Leica M9 FAQ at the top of this subforum. All older firmwares are linked.

 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/130720-leica-m8-m8-2-m9-m9p-2.html#post2285118

 

It is unlikely, btw, that you will be able to revert to 1.162

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Interesting. But how would that work?

 

I think you are saying that if you have moved to 1.196 then there is something in that firmware which prevents you going back to 1.162 or earlier. But we know you can get back to 1.176 as people have done that.

 

When 1.176 was first released a lot of people felt the write speeds were slower and so they went back to 1.162 successfully. So it was certainly possible to get back to 1.162 from 1.176.

 

So once you have reverted to 1.176 from 1.196, what is to stop you getting back to 1.162 as you could previously?

 

Are you suggesting that 1.196 makes a permanent change to the firmware of the M9 that remains even after reverting to 1.176?

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