MichaelU Posted December 6, 2016 Share #1 Posted December 6, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just saw by chance that the firmware 1.6 is now available on Leica Camera's download site. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 6, 2016 Posted December 6, 2016 Hi MichaelU, Take a look here Firmware 1.6 available. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
oliveira Posted December 6, 2016 Share #2 Posted December 6, 2016 Hi Michael, Are you shure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelU Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted December 6, 2016 Yes. I downloaded it from the German download site and installed it. This is the direct download link: https://de.leica-camera.com/content/download/137877/2060478/version/1/file/T701_160.tuf 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Andersen Posted December 6, 2016 Share #4 Posted December 6, 2016 Just installed the new FW. Works fine. Autofocus is now much faster. Be aware that all user profiles are deleted, and you have to install them again. No possibilities to save them to card like you can with M and SL cameras Thanks Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelausBerlin Posted December 6, 2016 Share #5 Posted December 6, 2016 Well.... indeed... it feels like the autofocus (tested on 35 TL) is quicker in lowlight. Have to test it more. I don't have a second body to do a real world 1.55 vs 1.6 competition. But everything is stable and normal so far. I had a kind of a glitch with EVF on - sometimes the switch / wipe between photo and playback didn't work. I had to switch the camera on and off to make it work again. I'm very curious if they fixed that. But it appears only from time to time and I have to wait if it will happen again (hopefully not). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 6, 2016 Share #6 Posted December 6, 2016 Your user profile is always deleted with new T firmwares and you have to set up again. But if you wish to continue your shots numbering, all you have to do is to take a shot before installing your new firmware, then save the shot on your computer. After the new firmware is installed, before taking any shot, transfer the shot to your card, put the card in your camera and shoot. The numbering will continue instead of starting all over again! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 6, 2016 Share #7 Posted December 6, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes. I downloaded it from the German download site and installed it. This is the direct download link: https://de.leica-camera.com/content/download/137877/2060478/version/1/file/T701_160.tuf Michael, thank you very much for the link. I did install the new firmware from your link. But I am very disappointed to not find it at leica.com! In this site, T has been replaced by TL, and they seem to not care about T owners anymore!... Unfortunately, the leica customer service in New jersey, US, has also changed very much. It used to be the very best customer service you could find anywhere. They were so helpful! But now, they don't return your phone calls; they ignore your emails and any question you may have about a Leica product, etc!... This is really a pity! Their reputation was fantastic, but now they are starting to suck!... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted December 6, 2016 Share #8 Posted December 6, 2016 .... But I am very disappointed to not find it at leica.com!... Why, it's right here: https://ch-de.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=112770&subcategory=&type=&language=68389 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 6, 2016 Share #9 Posted December 6, 2016 Philipp, your link is for German website. The one that I always use is in English and I can't find the download page!... But I am on my iPhone right now and I must check on my computer when I get home! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle123 Posted December 6, 2016 Share #10 Posted December 6, 2016 Philipp, your link is for German website. The one that I always use is in English and I can't find the download page!... But I am on my iPhone right now and I must check on my computer when I get home! Try this link http://en.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=112770&subcategory=112771&type=108942&language=93871 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darylgo Posted December 6, 2016 Share #11 Posted December 6, 2016 I haven't upgraded to the new firmware yet. This past weekend I tried a 90-280 SL lens on the T and it appeared to have the OIS functioning. The sales rep and I both thought it looked smoother in the viewfinder. The pictures though looked slightly blurred, compared to the 55-135 T lens the images were less sharp. Has anyone tried the SL lenses on the T? What kind of results did you get? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 6, 2016 Share #12 Posted December 6, 2016 Why, it's right here: https://ch-de.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=112770&subcategory=&type=&language=68389 Yep! I was searching in the old way, true the camera listing, where T is not mentioned any longer. But now, you can find the firmware from "support" area! It may take longer to find it; but it is there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted December 7, 2016 Share #13 Posted December 7, 2016 Yep! I was searching in the old way, true the camera listing, where T is not mentioned any longer. But now, you can find the firmware from "support" area! It may take longer to find it; but it is there! The "older" cameras are listed under Service & Support - I guess the T is suddenly "old" with the addition of an 'L' to the name. I know you mostly shoot with manual focus lenses - do you find any benefit with the new firmware? - Vikas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 7, 2016 Share #14 Posted December 7, 2016 The "older" cameras are listed under Service & Support - I guess the T is suddenly "old" with the addition of an 'L' to the name. I know you mostly shoot with manual focus lenses - do you find any benefit with the new firmware? - Vikas I have not tried to shoot with the new firmware yet and I do not think it would be any different for MF. But I am planning to get a T lens for travel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volbeat Posted December 7, 2016 Share #15 Posted December 7, 2016 I installed 1.6 last night looking forward to a noticeable improvement in AF. So at night, indoors, normal domestic lighting it couldn't find focus on anything except the table lamp using the 55-135. I don't think that's worse but the low-light autofocus is is still pretty poor (my Canon compact is many times better). I've had no chance to try it in daylight yet. Really looking froward to the weekend though to get out and play. What the update did do is make me review and revise my settings - probably a very useful exercise. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted December 7, 2016 Share #16 Posted December 7, 2016 Can't unpack file, using Windows 10. I downloaded directly from English link (http://en.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=112770&subcategory=112771&type=108942&language=93871) which downloads a “T701_160.tuf” a 5.76MB file from en.leica-camera.com. Leica’s documented firmware update procedure is to then “double click on the ZIP-file to unpack it”. The downloaded file however is not a zip file, hence can’t unpack. If renaming to add a .zip extension, I get a “Cannot complete the compressed (zipped) folders Extraction Wizard; The compressed folder is empty” error. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickP Posted December 7, 2016 Share #17 Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Can't unpack file, using Windows 10. I downloaded directly from English link (http://en.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=112770&subcategory=112771&type=108942&language=93871) which downloads a “T701_160.tuf” a 5.76MB file from en.leica-camera.com. Leica’s documented firmware update procedure is to then “double click on the ZIP-file to unpack it”. The downloaded file however is not a zip file, hence can’t unpack. If renaming to add a .zip extension, I get a “Cannot complete the compressed (zipped) folders Extraction Wizard; The compressed folder is empty” error. I ran into the exact same problem/question. Ropo told me he just copied the tuf file and put it on the card, then into the camera. He was right - it worked for me that way also. I wish Leica hadn't said we had to un zip it.. I was very frustrated for a while. Make sure your battery is fully charged and (I think) you must have a Leica T lens on the camera - it wouldn't work with a Zeiss ZM mounted on an adaptor?? Edited December 7, 2016 by RickP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 7, 2016 Share #18 Posted December 7, 2016 You have a direct link to the firmware and don't need to double click. Just move it to your formatted Sd and proceed from there as indicated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted December 7, 2016 Share #19 Posted December 7, 2016 It appears that Leica does not pack the firmware files any more. Hence, do not attempt to unpack them. Omit this step from the procedure. They should edit the instructions accordingly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyros Moutsouris Posted December 9, 2016 Share #20 Posted December 9, 2016 I installed 1.6 last night looking forward to a noticeable improvement in AF. So at night, indoors, normal domestic lighting it couldn't find focus on anything except the table lamp using the 55-135. I don't think that's worse but the low-light autofocus is is still pretty poor (my Canon compact is many times better). I've had no chance to try it in daylight yet. Really looking froward to the weekend though to get out and play. What the update did do is make me review and revise my settings - probably a very useful exercise. Same here with TL60mm lens [emoji849][emoji849][emoji849] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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