thighslapper Posted May 26, 2014 Share #61 Posted May 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would have thought it was obvious that the software team would all be working to finalise the T firmware before the official retail launch ....... and then keeping one eye open for any major bugs they have missed when the hyper-critical Leica Forum members have flogged the poor camera to software destruction point ........ ...... only then will they have a breather to tie up outstanding firmware issues and updates on the other cameras....... .... in fact it would be helpful if Leica gave us a break from new products for a bit to get some of the current issues sorted ....... and take some strain off the plastic ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mirekti Posted May 26, 2014 Share #62 Posted May 26, 2014 ...... only then will they have a breather to tie up outstanding firmware issues and updates on the other cameras....... It's been 14 months since the firmware upgrade. I understand they are under pressure due to the newly released products, however, more than a year is really annoying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted May 26, 2014 Share #63 Posted May 26, 2014 The latest major firmware update is from october 2013. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirekti Posted May 26, 2014 Share #64 Posted May 26, 2014 The latest major firmware update is from october 2013. My bad. It was only a hot potato fix with colors, and awb though. I had to create a custom camera dng profile with a checker (which is not so easy, as it highly depends on the exposure, and light). The embedded profile should have been better. AWB works fine outside, but quite unpredictable indoors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 26, 2014 Share #65 Posted May 26, 2014 Sorry, but it is a doddle to create a dual-illuminant profile. Two images wit different light, and drag-and-drop the DNGs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted May 26, 2014 Share #66 Posted May 26, 2014 A quick info for all of you waiting desperately: In a few days Leica will finish the new Leica M (Type 240) firmware. Our Leica Forum beta tester will have a short and intense field test - and if no severe bugs show up the firmware will be released. Thus there is nor a fixed release date neither a detailed list of improvements. What I’m allowed to say: The new firmware will bring Auto-ISO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 26, 2014 Share #67 Posted May 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) rumors are rumors... admin is OUR ADMIN... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted May 26, 2014 Share #68 Posted May 26, 2014 The new firmware will bring Auto-ISO! SWEET!!! Thanks Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJWhite Posted May 26, 2014 Share #69 Posted May 26, 2014 Would be great if the list of lenses in "lens detection" could be edited by the user to only include those lenses the user has. Then I wouldn't have to scroll the whole list. Several of my lenses are too old to code. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirke Posted May 26, 2014 Share #70 Posted May 26, 2014 a custom button instead o video button will be great and the bubble level accessible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdsheepdog Posted May 27, 2014 Share #71 Posted May 27, 2014 Would be great if the list of lenses in "lens detection" could be edited by the user to only include those lenses the user has. Then I wouldn't have to scroll the whole list. Several of my lenses are too old to code. What a good idea, I suffer from the same issue, and would hardly be difficult. A full return to default settings would bring them back, I assume. It is the simple bits of increased useability that seem to be always missed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsydaus Posted May 27, 2014 Share #72 Posted May 27, 2014 AWESOME! A quick info for all of you waiting desperately: In a few days Leica will finish the new Leica M (Type 240) firmware. Our Leica Forum beta tester will have a short and intense field test - and if no severe bugs show up the firmware will be released. Thus there is nor a fixed release date neither a detailed list of improvements. What I’m allowed to say: The new firmware will bring Auto-ISO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyman Posted May 27, 2014 Share #73 Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks for the heads-up; that's great news! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted May 27, 2014 Share #74 Posted May 27, 2014 Sorry, but it is a doddle to create a dual-illuminant profile. Two images wit different light, and drag-and-drop the DNGS. No, I wouldn't call it " a doddle" ... in fact, it's pretty difficult to get the two captures in different light right. They need to be approximately the correct colour temperatures (6500 K and 2850 K, the latter from traditional tungsten light, not fluorescent light, i e. no neon tubes or energy-saving bulbs) and, more importantly, there mustn't be any colour casts, like, reflections off green foliage, red brick walls, yellow wallpaper, photographer's blue shirt, or whatever. Still, it's worth the effort. Actually, with the M9 and M (Typ 240) it's mandatory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 27, 2014 Share #75 Posted May 27, 2014 That goes without saying. A white bathroom with tungsten/halogen light and a longish lens to avoid reflections of clothes are easily found, and a parking lot with grey tarmac at noon is not too difficult either. The only real problem is to wait for the sun to come out.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted May 27, 2014 Share #76 Posted May 27, 2014 The only real problem is to wait for the sun to come out ... That's a problem indeed, because when the sun is out then the colour temperature will be way too low—approx. 4000 K. For 6500 K, you'll need shadow under blue sky, with perhaps a few white fluffy clouds thrown in here and there—and the thing casting the shadow seldom is really neutral in colour ... even subtle colours will make a difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted May 27, 2014 Share #77 Posted May 27, 2014 Don’t agonise over seemingly precise colour temperatures that are just an approximation anyway. What we are after are the CIE standard illuminants D65 and A, with D65 being defined as the standard midday sun in the northern hemisphere. Scientific accuracy isn’t really required here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted May 27, 2014 Share #78 Posted May 27, 2014 ... are just an approximation anyway. That's what I said. Still, the difference between 4000 K (direct sun) and 6500 K (shadow or overcast) is pretty much significant, even when you are only going for an approximation. Anyway, the problem with the captures which will be the basis for creating the camera profile isn't colour temperature in the first place. It's colour casts from nearby objects which our eyes tend to ignore but they can—and will—spoil your profiles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 27, 2014 Share #79 Posted May 27, 2014 So wait for a cloud over the sun - shouldn't be too hard in our climes.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted May 27, 2014 Share #80 Posted May 27, 2014 Still, the difference between 4000 K (direct sun) and 6500 K (shadow or overcast) is pretty much significant, even when you are only going for an approximation. D65 is the daylight of a sunny day at noon, only you should be facing north, not south. Also you don’t absolutely have to use D65 as the daylight illuminant if you don’t want to. D50 and D55 work just as well, or you could use standard illuminant B with an even lower correlated colour temperature (4800 K). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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