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Leica S (Typ 007) Firmware 3.0.0.0

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Leica has released a firmware update for the Leica S (Typ 007) with new features and improvements.
The new features:

  • Automatic Lens Update
  • Advanced custom key assignment now also for Live View button and the shutter
  • New and improved icons for camera settings
  • Not further explained performance improvements

Registered Leica S owners can download the update here:
https://owners.leica-camera.com

 

David Farkas from the Reddotforum had the opportunity to test the firmware in advance. Take a look on his full review.

 

 Leica S (Typ 007) Firmware-Update 3.0.0.0 with new features

 

Wetzlar, 6 April 2016. Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, has released a new firmware update for the Leica S (Typ 007) camera. Registered camera users can now log in to the Leica owners’ area and download the firmware version 3.0.0.0 (https://owners.leica-camera.com) or take their camera to a Leica Store for a free update and receive answers to any questions they may have.

The improvements in this firmware update include an automatic lens update. Lenses with older firmware are automatically recognised and updated. Further optimisations affect user-defined button programming for the Live View button and the shutter release button, that can now be programmed for AE lock. Also new are improved symbols for camera settings. The AUTO-ISO setting is now displayed on both display panels, video recording (REC) is displayed on the panel on the top deck and GPS and WiFi are displayed as icons on the panel on the back of the camera. The new firmware also includes several improvements of camera performance.

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Leon B,  Did the new software include the ability to change the "distance information" on the top display from meters to feet?  That would be a most useful change too.  r/ Mark

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dfarkas and erliingmm,  Thank you for the replies.  How do we get Leica to enable the camera the ability to change the top cover display from Meters to Feet feature for the next S 007 software release?  Minor change I know, but most helpful to us 007 users.  

 

It would be like adding the ability for different languages for the displays.  Click the camera setup function button and you have the click menu offering display in "Meters" or "Feet".    r/Mark

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The question then becomes should they read out feet in decimal version (4.5 ft) or in feet and inches (4 ft 6 in)? The advantage of metric is that it is already based on multiples of 10. So 1.35 m corresponds to 135 cm or 1350 mm. It's easy to read at a glance. Not so cut and dry with imperial. 

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dfarkas,  Thanks for your reply.  It wouldn't make that much difference; decimal version.  I would prefer the decimal version.  Leica could easily offer either or or all three versions.  Question remains; How do you put a requirement forward so they will consider the improvement?  

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For:  dfarkas, alan.y and albertknappmd,    Thank you for the comments.

 

Alan.y, I agree with you on the distance reading on the top display for the readings to match the lens scales.  Great idea, IMO.  

 

Albertknappmd, another great idea too.  I will do that...maybe even send Stefan Daniel, Product Manager a suggestion via email.  Maybe he will pass along to Stephan Schultz.

 

David, any chance you would ask the Leica Rep if he could put in the request/requirement for the S007 top display have the ability to change from Metric to Imperial per the distance scales on the lenses in the next software release?

 

Thank you.  Maybe the Leica S monitor will note this request and pass it along for serious consideration for product improvement.

 

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I received a positive email reply from Herr Daniel, Leica Director of Product Management for the idea of converting the Top Display on the S007 between Metric and Imperial measurements.  I just wanted to share the response. So keep your fingers crossed that Leica does this for us.  Herr Daniel wrote: 

 

"Dear Mr. Christian,

 

Thank you for your suggestion, this makes perfect sense. We will consider your idea for one of the next FW updates.

 

All the best,

 

Stefan

 

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards

Stefan Daniel

Leica Camera AG / Director Product Management Photo/ Am Leitz-Park 5 / D-35578 Wetzlar"

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I think the software is too buggy. Mine is unpredictable and just not responding as one would expect. I have downloaded the various 3.0 builds of which there are at least three and yet it is terrible. Take a spare Canon or similar.

 

This is rubbish

 

Thanks for the info. What specifically are the bugs that are happening with the new firmware?

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