simik Posted March 9, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just recently purchased Leica M (240) and I am interested to find out how to retrieve the Actuation Count on the camera. Could someone help? I have searched through multiple Leica forums, ask multiple Leica representatives and yet I have no idea how to retrieve the counter content. Regards, Simik:confused: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 Hi simik, Take a look here M 240 Actuation Count. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted March 9, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2014 I am afraid that on the M the only possibility to keep track of the actuations is to use an abacus… 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted March 9, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 9, 2014 I just recently purchased Leica M (240) and I am interested to find out how to retrieve the Actuation Count on the camera. You can't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthury Posted March 9, 2014 Share #4 Posted March 9, 2014 So, why did they slap a number in there? And, that number is changing. Is that an encoded number? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted March 9, 2014 Share #5 Posted March 9, 2014 So, why did they slap a number in there? And, that number is changing. Is that an encoded number? Yes, it is encoded and one of the most disrespectful thing Leica has done to its clients. Sent from my Etcha-sketch. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyWebb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2014 anything can be decoded Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redge Posted March 10, 2014 Share #7 Posted March 10, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am afraid that on the M the only possibility to keep track of the actuations is to use an abacus… Got a chuckle from that . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 10, 2014 Share #8 Posted March 10, 2014 Leica should include a 4x6 inch notebook and a pencil with each M kit so owners can keep track of shutter actuations. Maybe that will be a $200 option on the second generation M240. Why does Leica not want M240 users to know how many shutter actuations their camera accumulates? Or is the secret the number of actuations before it leaves the factory? I can't see why any M240 buyer would be mad that the camera was tested before it was sent to the dealer... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted March 10, 2014 Share #9 Posted March 10, 2014 I'm not sure how helpful would that number be with a LV camera. If the camera was shooting in LV, every shot count should be doubled, but maybe it was shot in classic mode, how to know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redge Posted March 10, 2014 Share #10 Posted March 10, 2014 (edited) I'm not sure how helpful would that number be with a LV camera. If the camera was shooting in LV, every shot count should be doubled, but maybe it was shot in classic mode, how to know? Let alone video mode. I can see the question from a prospective purchaser coming: Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the M 240 video party? Edited March 10, 2014 by redge Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted March 10, 2014 Share #11 Posted March 10, 2014 Can somebody point me to where I can find shutter actuation counts on an M6? 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted March 10, 2014 Share #12 Posted March 10, 2014 Can somebody point me to where I can find shutter actuation counts on an M6? When did you stop counting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenicolas Posted March 10, 2014 Share #13 Posted March 10, 2014 Isn't the file number pretty much your actuation count (if you don't use live-view obviously). "Envoyé depuis mon HTC One X avec Tapatalk" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonki-M Posted March 10, 2014 Share #14 Posted March 10, 2014 Isn't the file number pretty much your actuation count (if you don't use live-view obviously). "Envoyé depuis mon HTC One X avec Tapatalk" yes, i suppose that is well and good if you bought it new. What about 2nd hand? u can simply reset file numbers and will never again know the true actuation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted March 10, 2014 Share #15 Posted March 10, 2014 It isn't just Live View that opens the shutter without making an image, using Advanced metering does the same thing. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leica1215 Posted March 10, 2014 Share #16 Posted March 10, 2014 When you review the picture press info button you can see the picture count , i guess this is not you referring to. BTW CAN WE reset this count? Sent from my GT-I9502 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonki-M Posted March 10, 2014 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2014 When you review the picture press info button you can see the picture count , i guess this is not you referring to. BTW CAN WE reset this count? Sent from my GT-I9502 using Tapatalk yes, in the folder menu, you can reset the numbering. there's a section in the menu called "image numbering" and you can choose to reset it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted March 15, 2014 Share #18 Posted March 15, 2014 Can somebody point me to where I can find shutter actuation counts on an M6? I have the same problem with my Deardorff... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sfeir Posted March 16, 2014 Share #19 Posted March 16, 2014 In my opinion, the number of actuations is somewhere hidden in the metadata as is the case with the M8 and M9, but nobody has yet figured out where it is in the case of the M. Leica needs to know this number whenever they service a camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted March 16, 2014 Share #20 Posted March 16, 2014 It has to basically be irrelevant because of Live-View which opens the shutter every time to activate it and advanced metering which opens it as well and the fact that you get a double shutter action every time you take a shot with LV activated and so on and so on!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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