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My night shots were of a static nature and AFS.

Interesting. Mine doesn’t on the S5Ii. A good observation to go with the native Leica lens on a Leica body. It seems Leica implemented the AF differently from Panasonic.

Is it a flash that is suitable for Panasonic - that is the flash protocol for this camera? Otherwise it will only operate on Manual or the flash internal A setting.

S5ii, Sigma 28-70

If they were just deleted Rescue Pro should be able to recover them, however that will not work with overwritten files - still worth a try. Note - Rescue Pro can show recovered files with a .tif extension, in that case they need to be changed to .dng to become readable.

Even if it is brass, it is impossible to match by a lick of paint, which as said, will not stay on long-term. And as Charles said, not needed. The best solution will be to match the damage by wear from regular intensive use.

That is what I am saying. Within the boundaries of EU treaties and directives. There are universal regulations as well, which must be implemented by national courts https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-making-process/types-eu-law_en

For work like this one should use a Flexiclamp. As for paint, this is not paint but most likely anodized You can try satin black model paint, but it won't stay long. No need to protect the metal; it will not corrode.

Added to which #1 and #2 are impossible to achieve unless you can recreate the exact reflective properties of the subject and spectral content of the light. Otherwise metamerism will screw things up.

This article is misleading. I am not a lawyer but only an interested citizen so I am happy to be corrected by an expert. This is my understanding; There is no real uniform EU law as understood by most of us. It is based on treaties and directives that define the basics and limits that national laws must adhere to. As consumer one must apply to national courts that will apply national laws that will vary by country albeit within the EU framework. The national legal decision when fully settled locally can be appealed against at the European Court but this is a lengthy and expensive process. The most one can do in a national court is argue that the European rules be respected.

It is quite logical that a DNG file will lead to a colour image; it is NOT an image file but a container for the full data, including colour information. Disregarding the low-quality embedded jpg file which, as noted above, is not suitable for editing or export, the only way that the camera settings could be translated in raw conversion is to add a sidecar file with instructions. That would need to be readable and implemented in all postprocessing programs which is akin to herding frogs. In LR wouldn’t it be the most logical to make a Leica-like default import profile and use that for a one-click B&W conversion? I am sure that all PP software offers similar options.

It won't have any effect on image quality, but you can have Leica clean it under guarantee. Just report it. OTOH, you can have it replaced.

As far as I am aware the embedded jpg is in greyscale which means that there would be no possibility to do filter simulations.

Maybe the Sigma lens needs to be updated through the USB dock.

Well, I bought at an 800 € discount, and for me the upgrade in AF and IBIS were significant for my wildlife use. I found the sensor improvement quite visible as well. The colours are easier to match to my SL. The arrangement of the controls is far better too, especially around the on/off switch.