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I hope it finally fixes my two major annoyances with the current firmware.

Please allow exposures longer than 60 seconds! And a way to turn off long exposure noise reduction (if I'm shooting fireworks for example that can cause you to miss the right moment, all I can say is I shoot Sydney New Years Eve with my Canon)   <_<

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You wouldn't use turning off the long exposure correction anyway. Without it, it would be an unusable file. The correction is not the normal software type, it is a second exposure that deducts the hot pixels from the image.

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I hope it finally fixes my two major annoyances with the current firmware.

Please allow exposures longer than 60 seconds! And a way to turn off long exposure noise reduction (if I'm shooting fireworks for example that can cause you to miss the right moment, all I can say is I shoot Sydney New Years Eve with my Canon)   <_<

 

I'd like to see this, too. I'd probably dump my Nikon equipment if the M could perform a 4 to 5 minute long single exposure without undue noise, but I suspect that there is a hardware limitation somewhere that constrains the maximum exposure time that can't be fixed in firmware.

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You wouldn't use turning off the long exposure correction anyway. Without it, it would be an unusable file. The correction is not the normal software type, it is a second exposure that deducts the hot pixels from the image.

 

I realise this. But sometimes, I'd prefer to remove hot pixels myself in Lightroom than risk losing the right moment.

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You wouldn't use turning off the long exposure correction anyway. Without it, it would be an unusable file. The correction is not the normal software type, it is a second exposure that deducts the hot pixels from the image.

True, but since the only time I experience long exposure noise reduction is when I forget to remove the lens cap before pressing the release, I would like to switch it off permanently :wub:

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True, but since the only time I experience long exposure noise reduction is when I forget to remove the lens cap before pressing the release, I would like to switch it off permanently :wub:

So that you'll come home with a black frame without noticing ? :p  :lol:

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Seems that after the release of the Q, Leica's software developer has finally got some time to work on fixes for the M240 ;)

This made me laugh. I imagined someone, with a white coat, surrounded by mechanical bodies and lens parts everywhere, with an IBM XT computer, developing the firmware code.

 

Oh. And white gloves. :-)

 

Back to the topic, I can't find any confirmation of the changes. Leica's website doesn't let me download the firmware yet.

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You wouldn't use turning off the long exposure correction anyway. Without it, it would be an unusable file. The correction is not the normal software type, it is a second exposure that deducts the hot pixels from the image.

wouldn't it be possible to have a mode where you only do a single 'darkframe subtraction' after an entire series of long exposures? Is it vital that it be done immediately after a frame is taken and for every individual frame taken? Is that for sure 100%? And if it is so- is it certian that the M240 couldn't do longer than 60 sec exposures for any mechanical reason? Or have Leica made an Aesthetic decision based on some definition of 'acceptable' noise? If the latter- I would prefer to be given the option to decide for myself. I really enjoyed taking exposures up to 240 seconds- at all ISO's on the M9.

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So that you'll come home with a black frame without noticing ? :p  :lol:

Everytime I realise what I've done almost immediately, but have to wait for the noise reduction process to end - switching off only sometimes halts the process. It usually happens when I see a potential shot but haven't got my camera ready.

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