Peter Kilmister Posted January 13, 2016 Share #141 Posted January 13, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Even better; crossword and scrabble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Manoleica Posted January 13, 2016 Share #142 Posted January 13, 2016 Even better; crossword and scrabble. Take Care fellow artist/photographer & vehicular connoisseur.. L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 14, 2016 Share #143 Posted January 14, 2016 I had to look up 'mazeltov'. Good word. I'll remember that for crosswords. I thought it was: Mazzeltov, or mazzeltow, or as we say in Amsterdam: De mazzel! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 14, 2016 Share #144 Posted January 14, 2016 Ah - but Yiddish has integrated into Amsterdam-Dutch . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted January 14, 2016 Share #145 Posted January 14, 2016 Ah - but Yiddish has integrated into Amsterdam-Dutch . I believe mazel (luck) tov (good) is from Hebrew rather than Yiddish isn't it, although incorporated into Yiddish as well as other languages as mazeltov. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 14, 2016 Share #146 Posted January 14, 2016 Yes of course. Yiddish is a hybrid language as such. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 19, 2016 Share #147 Posted January 19, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hurray, I got a " Akku-Alter prüfen " in red on my info! I just joined the club. I sounds better in German: "A-A check " ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted January 22, 2016 Share #148 Posted January 22, 2016 The original M8/M9 batteries have a date code, I have one which says 42 06 and it still gives adequate battery life. I find the red warning on the M240 extremely annoying, typical Leica nanny-state interference. It seems clear the manufacturing date is encoded on the built in chip in the battery and the warning comes up about 3 years - mine is 5112. Needless to say, the battery is working fine. My suggestion to Leica is that the message should appear only the first time the info button is pressed after the battery is newly inserted; it doesn't need to be shown each and every time. My question to Leica was also how old a battery can be when received as new. A week, a month, a year? Big Nikons have a bar graph showing in 5 stages as the battery moves through its life and appears to be usage rather than time related. It's fine for information and is non-intrusive and batteries I have which are showing end of life are still fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMJ Posted January 23, 2016 Share #149 Posted January 23, 2016 Just noted both of my batteries have the warning too. I love Leica's little surprises. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted January 25, 2016 Share #150 Posted January 25, 2016 I heard today from the ever helpful Andrea Frankl that this is a known firmware bug and will be fixed in the next release. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share #151 Posted January 26, 2016 I heard today from the ever helpful Andrea Frankl that this is a known firmware bug and will be fixed in the next release. Ah yes, but when is the next firmware release? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #152 Posted February 3, 2016 This like the plague. It has now come to our house. I have marked our front door. My two batteries were both bought with the M in Jan 2014 and are marked 1013VB and 1113VB. I use them alternately and, usually, if I've used them for any significant period during the day I'll charge them that evening, often leaving them overnight - I haven't been careful to pull them out immediately when charged. I discovered the message for both batteries today when switching on the M for the first time in 2 months after buying the SL. I assumed it was just petulance or a jealous rage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtorrents Posted February 3, 2016 Share #153 Posted February 3, 2016 The annoying message has arrived here also. Camera (and battery) bought new two years ago aprox. For the price of the camera Leica should sent a new battery to users every two years...They could change the message to "Your new battery is being shipped from Wetzlar" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted February 3, 2016 Share #154 Posted February 3, 2016 You'd think that as more and more people are affected, Leica would be rushing out a fix, but apparently not. It seems clear the chip in the battery pack has the manufacture date and some sort of check is made by the camera which they never tested. The point I made to Leica is that even if the fix is made and they still feel the need to display the nannying message, it should only be displayed the first time the info button is pressed after the camera detects a battery change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDD Posted February 3, 2016 Share #155 Posted February 3, 2016 Just happened to me ... but, once you know it isn't serious, what's the problem? Why should Leica waste money to rush out a fix? It can just go into the next fix. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted February 3, 2016 Share #156 Posted February 3, 2016 Well, because we have been waiting fifty years for the fix for the GPS losing satellites bug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted February 3, 2016 Share #157 Posted February 3, 2016 In 1966 how many satellites (other than the moon) were orbiting the earth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted February 3, 2016 Share #158 Posted February 3, 2016 6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted February 3, 2016 Share #159 Posted February 3, 2016 This like the plague. It has now come to our house. I have marked our front door. My two batteries were both bought with the M in Jan 2014 and are marked 1013VB and 1113VB. I use them alternately and, usually, if I've used them for any significant period during the day I'll charge them that evening, often leaving them overnight - I haven't been careful to pull them out immediately when charged. I discovered the message for both batteries today when switching on the M for the first time in 2 months after buying the SL. I assumed it was just petulance or a jealous rage. It is a plague, a few days ago the battary of my MP camera was drained. I had it in my camera for only two years!! No " info " warning. Would I have known, that I had to check my battary a few weeks ago, I would not have to made a run to the kitchen now to take another b outof the drawer, but could have had it closer at hand, in my pocket for instance... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #160 Posted February 3, 2016 Yeah, I remember the battery in the MR meter on my M2 only lasted four or five years. The experience was so bad I sold the M2 and bought an M9 . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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