kalina Posted October 26, 2009 Share #1 Posted October 26, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) From some user reviews, it seems like OS 2.0 on the DMC-LX3 is awesome, so I hope Leica will make it available on the D-Lux 4 soon! (Pleeeeease, Leica!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 26, 2009 Posted October 26, 2009 Hi kalina, Take a look here Anxiously awaiting OS 2.0 for my D-Lux 4. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ho_co Posted October 27, 2009 Share #2 Posted October 27, 2009 Remember how excited we were the first time the Panasonic firmware appeared? Looks as if a lengthier check-out period pays off! But I'm looking forward to the Leica firmware update as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted October 27, 2009 Share #3 Posted October 27, 2009 The rumor is that it is coming right after the M8 update with manual lens selection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalina Posted October 27, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted October 27, 2009 the rumor is that it is coming right after the m8 update with manual lens selection. arrrggghhh!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markospop Posted October 28, 2009 Share #5 Posted October 28, 2009 I am new to this forum and to Leica. I have owned the D-lux 4 for a few months now and still have a lot to learn. Will Leica contact owners when this firmware is available for download? Thanks, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted October 28, 2009 Share #6 Posted October 28, 2009 Mark-- Welcome to the forum! Leica will post the update to their website under "downloads." Someone on the forum will see it and start a new thread here. Andreas (the guy behind the L-Camera Forum) will send a note to all subscribed members of the forum. (L-Camera Newsletter or something like that. You're probably already receiving it.) Usually I see the forum thread before I get the news from Andreas, but that's just because of the size and overhead of his work. Or, to coin a phrase: "You'll see it here first!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markospop Posted October 28, 2009 Share #7 Posted October 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks Howard, I will keep a close eye on this forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostHunter Posted October 28, 2009 Share #8 Posted October 28, 2009 I have only had my D-Lux 4 for 2 days so i have even more to learn BUT i did have a Canon 40D which i sold to get the Leica so i do know a bit plus i already have a Lumix TZ6 which i love!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted October 28, 2009 Share #9 Posted October 28, 2009 Glad you've joined us, Andy, both as a D-Lux 4 user and as a Forum Member! Welcome aboard! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackart Posted October 28, 2009 Share #10 Posted October 28, 2009 It's 2.1 already. Quick fix was made I particularly like 3EV exposure correction and better HDR readiness due to that. Jaak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted October 28, 2009 Share #11 Posted October 28, 2009 This is a totally neutral comment - not trying to make any comparison between Leica and Panasonic. That said...I'm amazed that Panasonic (or any company) would essentially create a new camera, or at least a new model of an existing camera, through a free firmware upgrade. It's really an amazing upgrade, under the circumstances. I will add that I was (pleasantly) surprised when Leica added the discrete release mode to the M8 firmware. We'll hope more updates/upgrades like these appear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelos Viskadourakis Posted November 3, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 3, 2009 Hopping for the new firmware,but i mostly hope for an EVF on DLUX4 with the new Epson circuit and i would love to see in the new firmware the ability to lock the lens in certain preprogrammed focal lenghts (eg.24-28-31-35-40-50-60). As an M photographer i feel much more confident to work and compose with a preset focal length -i hate the uncontrollable backlash of the zoom button. The EVF and the prelocked focal length selection will turn DLUX 4 in what it deserves to be -a real pro mini camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalina Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted November 3, 2009 This is a totally neutral comment - not trying to make any comparison between Leica and Panasonic. That said...I'm amazed that Panasonic (or any company) would essentially create a new camera, or at least a new model of an existing camera, through a free firmware upgrade. It's really an amazing upgrade, under the circumstances. I will add that I was (pleasantly) surprised when Leica added the discrete release mode to the M8 firmware. We'll hope more updates/upgrades like these appear. I tend to believe that a firmware upgrade that fixes such things as white balace and giving you faster autofocusing isn't really giving you a new camera, but giving you, the customer, what the company should've provided for in the first place. It's like when Apple upgrades OS X and we see that 10.5.8 fixes all the bugs from 10.5.1 to 10.5.7. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelos Viskadourakis Posted November 5, 2009 Share #14 Posted November 5, 2009 pre locked focal lengths possibility and an EVF or even a viewfinder with framelines 24-28-31-35-40-50-60.will be a very crowded area he???? would be so nice,i hope Leica is listening and will consider,will be the next CM ZOOM but digital.I pray this to happen every night. this zoom backlash is impossible,but the camera is so effective. 24-28-31-35-40-50-60 will be like having an interchangeable lens camera. A Dlux 4 system with seven lenses,very cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looks Posted November 5, 2009 Share #15 Posted November 5, 2009 Yes I Like to have this seven Lenses on my D-Lux4. And I like that the D-lux4 remeber the last Lense and by restart goes directly to this focal lense. When will come this new firmwareupdate? I thought this will be released and of october, but I heared nothing from Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 5, 2009 Share #16 Posted November 5, 2009 When will come this new firmwareupdate? I thought this will be released and of october, but I heared nothing from Leica. It was 6-8 weeks lag last time, IIRC. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelos Viskadourakis Posted November 10, 2009 Share #17 Posted November 10, 2009 if someone supports the idea of the ability in a next firmware for D-LUX 4 to lock the lens in 24-28-31-35-40-50-60 lens and the adition of an EVF even an optical viewfinder please post it here.A zoom viewfinder like the one from Voigtlander is an option and also Epson announce a new board that delivers higher EVF standards.DLUX 4 is a very pro mini camera capable of newspaper and editorial quality prints for news and street photography can become a more pro system-currently i'm testing DLUX 4 in Large Format Printing and results are promising-i have to test further. i dont like the idea of buying a canon g11 just to be able to frame in daylight with some accuracy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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