elmars Posted December 13, 2015 Share #21 Posted December 13, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) The new firmware 1.204 also works with the old sensor? No! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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albertospa Posted December 13, 2015 Share #22 Posted December 13, 2015 No! I sent my Leica M9-P in Germany for focus problems. The customer care has upgraded my old firmware (1.196) with the new 1.204. My M9-P is still using the old sensor. I wrote an email to Leica to demand an explanation, he said that the firm 1.204 is right even with the old sensors. All this seems very strange. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted December 13, 2015 Share #23 Posted December 13, 2015 I would find it strange if Leica made a firmware version which worked with the new sensor but not the old one. That would necessitate to produce two distinct version for every update that was yet to follow, even if it was only to support the codes for new lenses. Much more rational to carry a firmware version capable of supporting both sensors. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmars Posted December 14, 2015 Share #24 Posted December 14, 2015 The product manager of the M told me, that the new firmware should not be used with old sensors. But he did not explain why and what would happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertospa Posted December 14, 2015 Share #25 Posted December 14, 2015 The product manager of the M told me, that the new firmware should not be used with old sensors. But he did not explain why and what would happen. It 's very strange . This news contradicts the email I received from Leica. How can we know the truth? How do you know which type of sensor is located in the camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmars Posted December 14, 2015 Share #26 Posted December 14, 2015 As far as I know: You know from the firmware version, if You have a new sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmars Posted December 14, 2015 Share #27 Posted December 14, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would find it strange if Leica made a firmware version which worked with the new sensor but not the old one. That would necessitate to produce two distinct version for every update that was yet to follow, even if it was only to support the codes for new lenses. Much more rational to carry a firmware version capable of supporting both sensors. There will be no more firmware versions for the M9. The differences between the old and the new firmware concerns only the color rendering, nothing else - so the product manager told me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 14, 2015 Share #28 Posted December 14, 2015 And that is correct. The new cover glass will produce a different basic colour rendering. Mostly this will not be a problem for many users, but the new firmware is tweaked to give more or less the same colour output from the new sensor. In the end all can be corrected in the postprocessing settings anyway, so this is not a big deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenzoGiovanardi Posted December 14, 2015 Share #29 Posted December 14, 2015 As far as I know: You know from the firmware version, if You have a new sensor. Leica had wrote me the same, fw 1.204 is for the new sensor only Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmars Posted December 14, 2015 Share #30 Posted December 14, 2015 Leica had wrote me the same, fw 1.204 is for the new sensor only Exactly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertospa Posted December 15, 2015 Share #31 Posted December 15, 2015 And that is correct. The new cover glass will produce a different basic colour rendering. Mostly this will not be a problem for many users, but the new firmware is tweaked to give more or less the same colour output from the new sensor. In the end all can be corrected in the postprocessing settings anyway, so this is not a big deal. Not a big deal? Not a big deal? The Leica is an econimic camera and the repair was really cheap! UNBELIEVABLE! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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