jaapv Posted July 14, 2015 Share #321 Posted July 14, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would like to share some feedback from my circle. Some M240 owners in China reported that after updating the newest FW, the red/blue dots/lines for focus peaking in LV mode have become too small and thin to observe. I have not updated the new FW and hence have no idea about it. Could anyone here confirm wether that is true or not? Thank you. Untrue. It works exactly the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jto555 Posted July 14, 2015 Share #322 Posted July 14, 2015 Are you sure you're not doing a reset instead of format? Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trond Posted July 14, 2015 Share #323 Posted July 14, 2015 Did you save your settings as a profile before the reset occured? Just curious as i have never got a reset since 2013 but i always use profiles. Yes, I use profiles, and I store them on my computer, so I can reload them if the reset happens. The "Reset bug" has happened both with and without profiles. Best regards Trond Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roey Posted July 14, 2015 Share #324 Posted July 14, 2015 Are you sure you're not doing a reset instead of format? I can't rule it out. The menu options are next to each other and I do usually format the card every morning. That might be the most likely explanation. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 14, 2015 Share #325 Posted July 14, 2015 Is there a reason to format the card every morning? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted July 14, 2015 Share #326 Posted July 14, 2015 No for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted July 14, 2015 Share #327 Posted July 14, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I can't rule it out. The menu options are next to each other and I do usually format the card every morning. That might be the most likely explanation. Thanks! Always format after coffee, never before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roey Posted July 14, 2015 Share #328 Posted July 14, 2015 Is there a reason to format the card every morning? To delete the pictures from the day before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 14, 2015 Share #329 Posted July 14, 2015 Oh. I just leave them on until the card starts to fill up, and then I slip in another one. I'm rotating 5 cards per camera. Paranoia I expect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 14, 2015 Share #330 Posted July 14, 2015 I would like to share some feedback from my circle. Some M240 owners in China reported that after updating the newest FW, the red/blue dots/lines for focus peaking in LV mode have become too small and thin to observe. I have not updated the new FW and hence have no idea about it. Could anyone here confirm wether that is true or not? Thank you. The focus peaking lines imo have always been thin... all in all, after 1,5 year with M240, I have found that FP is a feature of no so frequent REAL usefulness : with "normal" focals, RF is usually better, with strong WAs and EVF, focusing isn't critical, with long focals, many times the FP lines do not appear , and if they do, in handheld action is simpler and quickier to make 2-3 shots bracketing the focus : anyway, I feel no difference with the new FW installed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted July 14, 2015 Share #331 Posted July 14, 2015 I have found that FP is a feature of no so frequent REAL usefulness Agreed. But don't blame FP. Blame Leica's horrible implementation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted July 14, 2015 Share #332 Posted July 14, 2015 [...] Blame Leica's horrible implementation. Your constant Leica bashing is becoming boring CheshireCat. Focus peaking is not more "horrible" on my Leica's than my Fuji or Ricoh EVFs. All are more or less useless for me so I much prefer image magnification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 14, 2015 Share #333 Posted July 14, 2015 And he is wrong too. The implementation on the M is excellent. Focus peaking gets more accurate as it gets more subtle. However, for short to medium focal lengths it needs to be more pronounced. On the M medium focal lengths are catered for by the rangefinder, so the peaking can be geared to accurate for long focals and macro.The downside is that it is very difficult to see on shorter focal lengths. Peaking on cameras like the Sonies is intended for the most used medium focal lengths, so more obvious. One of my nightmares was trying to video a herd of Zebra on the Nex7 with a 135. Even on the lowest setting the whole viewfinder flared into a red-out. And it even peaks on image noise at high ISO. Having shot a few Safaris on the M240 I can only praise Leica's implementation, for the use intended. Accurate to the cm on lenses between 135 and 560. But I must admit it takes some training. they are so accurate that it is all too easy to slip past them unnoticed when focusing. It might have been wise for Leica to offer a few levels in Menu, for different use(rs) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted July 15, 2015 Share #334 Posted July 15, 2015 And he is wrong too. The implementation on the M is excellent. Glad it works for you (or your couple lenses), jaapv, but it clearly does not work for many of use. People who praise Leica's implementation, or who don't think "FP is useful" should know better [implementations]. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 15, 2015 Share #335 Posted July 15, 2015 The key words are : the use intended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acordes Posted July 15, 2015 Share #336 Posted July 15, 2015 Had the same happening to me today. It was a complete reset -- all user profiles were gone and the camera was set to the factory defaults. No live view involved. I noticed it when taking the first shots after swapping in a full battery. Also: I have experienced a couple of the usual freezes since updating the firmware. No EVF or Live View. Loosing the complete User Settings I had last week (while traveling), still on the older, prior version. Luckily I recoginzed it directly and also had a save of the settings/profiles on the card, so only needed read them again. >I have experienced a couple of the usual freezes since updating the firmware. This is not what I wanted to hear, shi$ :-( Thanx for your info! Ciao Axel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted July 15, 2015 Share #337 Posted July 15, 2015 I can't rule it out. The menu options are next to each other and I do usually format the card every morning. That might be the most likely explanation. Thanks! Format is hard to miss if you go at it backwards - menu, up, up, right, right, info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithlaban.co.uk Posted July 15, 2015 Share #338 Posted July 15, 2015 I find the M240 implementation of focus peaking to be superb on all but wide angle lenses. I've recently been using a Nikkor 55mm AIS macro for copy work and a 90mm Summarit for portraits and in both cases the focus peaking delivered outstanding results. Wouldn't be without it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roey Posted July 15, 2015 Share #339 Posted July 15, 2015 Format is hard to miss if you go at it backwards - menu, up, up, right, right, info. Yes. But if you accidentally do three ups instead of two, you will reset the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted July 15, 2015 Share #340 Posted July 15, 2015 With any camera if you "accidentally" do anything you are often in trouble. So this is not unique to the M for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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