losta Posted April 19, 2007 Share #1 Posted April 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Next weekend I leave for my big trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico and I really want my M8 to be there. I have a first gen M8 that has not been back to Solms for the fix. I have coded 21and 24 elmarits, 28 and 35 crons, and nocti. I have purchased 3 B+W and 1 Leica UV/IR filters as Leica has yet to send me the ones I ordered in December. I am a bit scared of sudden death, I currently have 1.092. What are the advantages of 1.102? Are there any disadvantages of 1.102? Thank you in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 19, 2007 Posted April 19, 2007 Hi losta, Take a look here Is it safe? (1.102). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wparsonsgisnet Posted April 19, 2007 Share #2 Posted April 19, 2007 Lisa, there is a long thread here, actually a couple of them, about 1.102. You should know that Guy and others, probably Sean and Jamie tho they're not lettng the cat out of the bag, beta tested 1.1 before it was released. Guy, at least, was happy with it ('course he's happy a lot...). He was clearly restraining himself with great difficulty while we were all grumbling and he was shooting like crazy with 1.1. I've been using it since about 5 minutes after it was posted in the download page and have no complaints. Color is good and noise seems to be reduced a little. Oddly, it saems to reduce the capacity of the SD cards a little. The dng's are the same size, but maybe jpg's are different. Looking back at shots from 1.06, I see that my jpg's ran from 2.1mb to 5+ mb. They are about the same now. Anyway, I noticed that my 2GB cards hold a few less pictures than they did under 1.06. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted April 19, 2007 Share #3 Posted April 19, 2007 Lisa, If you are worried about 1.102, carry 1.092 with you on an SD card so that if you become unhappy, just switch back. Enjoy the trip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveEP Posted April 19, 2007 Share #4 Posted April 19, 2007 The advantages of 1.102 are the fixes for cyan drift when using the IR filters. I would not go back to 1.092 now.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted April 19, 2007 Share #5 Posted April 19, 2007 It is as safe as all other firmwares released for the M8 and it add some features/correction that were needed when using the IR cut filters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmonstr Posted April 19, 2007 Share #6 Posted April 19, 2007 Lisa, I will be in Santa Fe next weekend, as well. I'll watch for the other person with an M8 around her neck. ;-) Go ahead and use the update - the tangible benefits far outweigh any worries about what *could* happen. Take pictures! Have fun! Eat chilis! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Cron Posted April 19, 2007 Share #7 Posted April 19, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lisa, John: You are going to see a lot of people with M8s in hand if you are in Santa Fe between April 25 - 29. The Leica Historical Society of America's Spring Shoot is taking place in Santa Fe on those dates. Best of Light, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
losta Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted April 19, 2007 John, You may see alot of Leica's there. I'm not going, but there is LHSA spring shoot in Santa Fe from the 26th-29th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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