terence fairweather Posted November 22, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have a M8.2. The unique ID no ends with BF8. Can anyone tell me how many shutter actuations that equates to? Thanks Guys! Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Hi terence fairweather, Take a look here Shutter count. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Nicoleica Posted November 22, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 22, 2009 I have a M8.2. The unique ID no ends with BF8. Can anyone tell me how many shutter actuations that equates to? Thanks Guys! Terry Hex BF8 is equal to 3064 in decimal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terence fairweather Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted November 22, 2009 Thanks Nicole. Much appreciated! Terry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicoleica Posted November 22, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 22, 2009 You are most welcome. I don't know what kind of computer you use, but if it's a Mac, the 'Calculator' application (Not the one that pops up when you press the mouse's fun button.) makes it really easy. Just select 16 as the base setting. Type in the hex number, and then select 10 as the base. Bingo, it now displays the number in decimal. I expect that Windows has a similar calculator too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terence fairweather Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted November 22, 2009 I will try that for future reference. X Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
horea Posted November 22, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 22, 2009 Google also has some answers, here's an online converter I use: HEXADECIMAL to BINARY conversion, HEX to Decimal converter, Hexdecimal convertor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottocrat Posted November 22, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Quick question on this topic, the first image which I took on the M8.2 which I bought on Friday has a unique image ID (converted from hex) of 501. Can that counter be reset or have I really bought an M8.2 with only 501 shutter actuations on the clock? (Now easily double that... ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted November 23, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 23, 2009 Otto-- I don't think the number can be reset except by changing the motherboard. It's basically a shutter-activation counter. If you take a look at the Reichmann video on building the M9, you'll see where those pre-sale actuations went. Assembling a Leica has never meant "put that part in here, attach it with these two screws, and box it up for shipping." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canus Posted November 23, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 23, 2009 Hi; sorry for my ignorance, but, where and how do you find the "Unique ID number"? Thanx in advance Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canus Posted November 23, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 23, 2009 Scratch that, it's in the exif data when you open it up in photoshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottocrat Posted November 23, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 23, 2009 Otto--I don't think the number can be reset except by changing the motherboard. It's basically a shutter-activation counter. If you take a look at the Reichmann video on building the M9, you'll see where those pre-sale actuations went. Assembling a Leica has never meant "put that part in here, attach it with these two screws, and box it up for shipping." Sorry, I should have specified: I bought the camera second hand, so 501 actuations seems remarkably low, especially (as you say) given the pre-sale actuations that will have occurred. In short, colour me happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted November 23, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 23, 2009 Ahhh, I see your concern. Well, it looks as if either your camera either saw virtually no use by its previous owner, or he sent it in for a repair and had a board replaced, after which he hardly used it. Either way, I'd say you're a winner! Congratulations! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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