h00ligan Posted November 18, 2010 Share #21 Â Posted November 18, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Or that it is in beta for the next 6 months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 18, 2010 Posted November 18, 2010 Hi h00ligan, Take a look here X1 Firmware v2 Upgrade [Merged thread]. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
RockyIII Posted November 18, 2010 Share #22 Â Posted November 18, 2010 Joe, Â Thanks for sharing the information and your experience with the beta version of the X1 firmware update. Sounds promising! Â Rocky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted November 21, 2010 Share #23 Â Posted November 21, 2010 I hope this firmware release isn't a complete let-down once available. Â How could doubling the AF speed be a complete letdown? Or the improvements to manual focus that the OP mentioned? The only way it would be a letdown is if Leica got rid of those improvements and gave us 'smile recognition' and scene modes like 'eBay sale item'. Â These are the kinds of improvements which might tip me over to getting a X1. I have held back because of the slow AF speed, and if they improve it to decent standards, then this might be it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted November 21, 2010 Share #24 Â Posted November 21, 2010 How could doubling the AF speed be a complete letdown? Or the improvements to manual focus that the OP mentioned? The only way it would be a letdown is if Leica got rid of those improvements and gave us 'smile recognition' and scene modes like 'eBay sale item'. Â Call me pessimistic, but I just don't trust anyone's opinion until I see it for myself. I've seen people rave about very minor differences in equipment before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MartinMann Posted November 21, 2010 Share #25 Â Posted November 21, 2010 I have it also and it works great...... Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted November 21, 2010 Share #26 Â Posted November 21, 2010 Nice one Martin. Do you work for leica or beta test? Wuld you agree the af speed is practically halved? Any other impressions you wish to share, or can share without violating NDA? Â I'm a little confused why leica would wit so long to issue a full version upgrade rather than doing what most do and issuing incremental fixes ass they are achieved, especially if the major improvement is af..can't wait to try this firmware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiILX1 Posted November 21, 2010 Share #27 Â Posted November 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Would someone please comment on whether the constant aperture adjustment is fixed in 2.0 (that clicking you hear as you simply turn your camera to face different things regardless if you have the lcd off or aperture fixed on the dial)? Â Also- what about write times in continuous mode- was it firmware or hardware limited? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightwrangler Posted November 21, 2010 Share #28 Â Posted November 21, 2010 I have it also and it works great...... Â Look's like we're feeding the troll here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiILX1 Posted November 21, 2010 Share #29  Posted November 21, 2010 Look's like we're feeding the troll here  You are dead on- look at his photostream. He posts here and just says it's great with no other answers or comments, then posts to flickr saying it's available for download now without saying from where... What nonsense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetraveller Posted November 21, 2010 Share #30  Posted November 21, 2010 Guys, just go here: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/forum-zur-leica-x1/136673-neue-software-f%C3%BCr-x1-ab-sofort.html  And translate it into english with google. It's all a joke from this "MartinMann" guy. He even says that the new firmware comes with a "10-300mm lens".  I don't know if the guy who started this thread (ChiTown) is joking or not (I think he's for real), but "MartinMann" for sure is joking, just read what he says in his thread, just nonsenses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted November 22, 2010 Share #31 Â Posted November 22, 2010 If we're being scammed, then my wallet can breathe a sigh of relief. For now. But it does beg the question of how much more the X1 can be improved with firmware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MartinMann Posted November 22, 2010 Share #32 Â Posted November 22, 2010 Hey Guys, Â sorry it was a joke...... but soon it will be reality!! Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightwrangler Posted November 22, 2010 Share #33  Posted November 22, 2010 Hey Guys, sorry it was a joke......  It wasn't funny. So it wasn't a joke, just a hoax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MartinMann Posted November 22, 2010 Share #34 Â Posted November 22, 2010 Well, call it what you want but it was funny to me - and still is...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost. Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share #35 Â Posted November 22, 2010 My experience was no joke, I assure you I have far better things to do with my time in my exciting life. It's not hard for me to prove that I was at the Leica Workshop, and I believe my website and X1 images show I'm not just some troll. I do however think Mr Mann is a funny guy! Â I stand by my comments about how the focus is vastly improved, and when the update is released you all will see for yourself. (or if any of you take the X1 workshop and meet Cristian from Leica in the meantime) Â Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted November 22, 2010 Share #36 Â Posted November 22, 2010 Well, call it what you want but it was funny to me - and still is...... Â Try to grow up. Trust me, live will be better once you get there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost. Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share #37 Â Posted November 22, 2010 Try to grow up. Trust me, live will be better once you get there. Â Â God I hope not. Seems like there are many people on this site who take themselves and life far too serious. Â While my little review is real, I think Mr Mann's time and effort to shine a little excitement into our lives (if you really are excited about a firmware update for a camera) and poke a little fun at all the speculation for this little camera, is funny. I see it as trying to lighten things up a little, and judging from many reactions people need to smoke a joint, put on some music, relax, and enjoy life. Forget about growing up or growing old. Â Have a great day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan States Posted November 22, 2010 Share #38 Â Posted November 22, 2010 The crowd dynamics on this forum are interesting and often like watching a Simpson's episode. The original poster went from Supa-Star to suspect in record time. There's a lot of latent anger in the Leica customer demographic so toying with that is risky;) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
h00ligan Posted November 22, 2010 Share #39 Â Posted November 22, 2010 I didn't feel the op's sincerity was questioned, rather the later claim. Maybe I missed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost. Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share #40 Â Posted November 22, 2010 I didn't think so either. And don't care what anyone believes. In a matter of weeks you'll see for yourself I'm honest and correct in my brief evaluation on v2.0. Hopefully we find there's more to be happy about too. Â Funny, there's a real pattern that's apparent on this forum with most threads, and this one is following suit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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