profus Posted February 14, 2017 Share #101 Posted February 14, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes the magnification is my only major issue I have with the SL now. It should be like with the AF Lenses and stick where I left it for the recent picture. Oh, yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 Hi profus, Take a look here SL Firmware 3.0 update wishes. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Mikewest Posted February 14, 2017 Share #102 Posted February 14, 2017 It seems Leica prefers to develop firmware for m10, rather for the SL. :/ Focus magnification is a big problem since the beginning and it seems they don't want to fix this problem... It's so disappointing that focus magnification remains in the center with M lenses... :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profus Posted February 15, 2017 Share #103 Posted February 15, 2017 It seems Leica prefers to develop firmware for m10, rather for the SL. :/ Focus magnification is a big problem since the beginning and it seems they don't want to fix this problem... It's so disappointing that focus magnification remains in the center with M lenses... :/ Agree. If I remember well, right from the beginning we were told Leica is aware of this and "was looking at it..." But still nothing. Such a shame. It would make SL an almost perfect camera... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted February 15, 2017 Share #104 Posted February 15, 2017 There's some unfinished business in lens profiles for R lenses used on the SL. The SL writes distortion correction information in the DNG files (and presumably makes comparable corrections to the in-camera JPEGs) for all the wide angle R primes, EXCEPT the Super Elmarit-R 15/2.8, the Super-Elmar 15/3.5, and the two versions of Super-Angulon 21 mm lenses (/3.4 and /4.0). When the R to SL adapter becomes generally available, it will be necessary to add corrections that support the various Vario-Elmar zooms as well, since with the adapter, the SL finally knows what focal length is now in use. Some or all of this may be already deployed in firmware 2.0 or 2.1, but we can't tell yet. scott I am afraid the Leica Super-Angulon-R 3,4/21mm may fool with the SL shutter which is build closer to the lens mount than on the Leicaflex or film M's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted February 16, 2017 Share #105 Posted February 16, 2017 I am afraid the Leica Super-Angulon-R 3,4/21mm may fool with the SL shutter which is build closer to the lens mount than on the Leicaflex or film M's. Sorry, I don't follow this at all. Yes, the sensor is closer to the L mount than either the R or the M mount, but that's what we have adapters for, isn't it? Any R mount lens, mounted on the SL with the appropriate adapter(s), will result in the same distance from the rear element to the sensor as any R camera distance to the film plane, won't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted February 16, 2017 Share #106 Posted February 16, 2017 Yes from the sensor but not from the shutter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roey Posted February 27, 2017 Share #107 Posted February 27, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) #65 - Write camera settings to persistent storage when a setting has been changed. Whenever the SL restarts after a freeze (have to pop and re-insert the battery) it reverts to the settings that were in effect when it was last turned off. Since it usually freezes in the most inopportune moments it would save time if the camera remembered the most recent settings. Of course, this would not be an issue if the camera didn't freeze in the first place... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkinVan Posted February 27, 2017 Share #108 Posted February 27, 2017 Not sure if I am missing something but I would love to see a multiple-exposure mode on the same frame. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Lowe Posted February 27, 2017 Share #109 Posted February 27, 2017 When using a zoom I'd like to see the current focal length somewhere in the display. Or am I just missing it? Having the focus distance appear in the EVF when in MF would be nice, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 27, 2017 Share #110 Posted February 27, 2017 When using a zoom I'd like to see the current focal length somewhere in the display. Or am I just missing it? Having the focus distance appear in the EVF when in MF would be nice, too. What is having the focal length going to give you that you cannot see? Focus distance - dunno. How have we lived for over a hundred years without it? . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Lowe Posted February 27, 2017 Share #111 Posted February 27, 2017 There's a distance scale on the OLED display. I'd simply like that to be available in the EVF. No need to get pissy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phovsho Posted February 28, 2017 Share #112 Posted February 28, 2017 I was just having a play with my wife's M10 and was showing her how to set up auto iso parameters. I noticed that in the screen menus both the manual selection of ISO (e.g. select between auto, 50, 100 etc) and the auto ISO parameters (min, max, slowest shutter) are part of the same menu thread. In the SL the iso selection is separate (and in a different menu thread) than the auto iso parameters. Seems like the M10 structure - in this case at least - is more intuitive/efficient. Also I noticed the M10 allowed 1/f, 1/2f and 1/4f for slowest shutter. I think the SL overs only 1/f and 1/2f. So just bringing the SL options and interface up to M10 standards would be nice. The M10 really is a big step forward for M users. Sweet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted February 28, 2017 Share #113 Posted February 28, 2017 #65 - Write camera settings to persistent storage when a setting has been changed. Whenever the SL restarts after a freeze (have to pop and re-insert the battery) it reverts to the settings that were in effect when it was last turned off. Since it usually freezes in the most inopportune moments it would save time if the camera remembered the most recent settings. Of course, this would not be an issue if the camera didn't freeze in the first place... Interesting that you're seeing freezes. Mine has never frozen up, not once, in 1.5 years and 10-12 thousand exposures. A common cause of such behavior is SD cards that are out of spec. What kind of cards are you using? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Lowe Posted February 28, 2017 Share #114 Posted February 28, 2017 I've never had a single freeze, either. That sounds bad. Test with other cards, a different battery, etc. Or it could be a lens adapter problem. If everything but the camera itself is ruled out then send it to Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roey Posted February 28, 2017 Share #115 Posted February 28, 2017 Interesting that you're seeing freezes. Mine has never frozen up, not once, in 1.5 years and 10-12 thousand exposures. A common cause of such behavior is SD cards that are out of spec. What kind of cards are you using? Lexar 32GB Professional 1000x UHS-II SDHC Memory Card (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1090743-REG/lexar_lsd32gcrbna10002_pro_1000x_uhs_2.html) in both slots, with card 1 being active. So far it has only happened when shooting in AFc/Continous Medium Speed mode with the SL 90-280. Usually the buffer was filled to some extent (the camera still writing data) and the camera locked up when I manually reviewed shots (auto review: off). Had similar problems with the M240 (with different cards). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabior Posted March 2, 2017 Share #116 Posted March 2, 2017 even if the new summaron M 28mm is a special order M lens built in limited numbers I have it and the SL I own doesnt recognize it even if is coded ( as it does with the other M coded lenses ) Yes my M9 recognize it but why SL shoundnt have the summaron 28mm into his list . I appreciate an upgrade for this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferdinand Posted March 2, 2017 Share #117 Posted March 2, 2017 even if the new summaron M 28mm is a special order M lens built in limited numbers I have it and the SL I own doesnt recognize it even if is coded ( as it does with the other M coded lenses ) Yes my M9 recognize it but why SL shoundnt have the summaron 28mm into his list . I appreciate an upgrade for this. I think the next firmware will fix this. I've also the 5,6/28 Summaron and I also realized that the lens is not recognized at the SL albeit it's known at the MM1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted March 4, 2017 Share #118 Posted March 4, 2017 The JPEGs from camera DNG files is still inexplicably bad; those light cyan highlights are still there. I'm very surprised that they have not sorted this. Yes, I process my raw files, but I also preview them (in Photo Mechanic, which uses the internal JPEGs, unless I set it to do the rendering itself, which I am not wont to do, because it doesn't half eat batter life when you're out and about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsauro Posted March 4, 2017 Share #119 Posted March 4, 2017 Great thread topic. I recently traded in my Nikon 810 and lenses for the SL. It was presented as a "Pro" camera. I tend to agree EXCEPT for the histogram. I am stunned that the histogram requires a magnifying glass to view, and there is no option for multi colored channels. My m246 has a better histogram size wise. Why have an option to set clipping limits without a histogram that reflects the entire capture? So please please Leica, add more functionality and channel colored histogram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJohn Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share #120 Posted March 29, 2017 "Fujifilm has announced that it will be releasing major firmware updates for its X-T2 and X-Pro2 cameras, reports DP Review. In this case, “major” really does mean major: The new firmware will bring a whopping 33 functional and operational improvements, notes PetaPixel. The first update, available soon, brings no less than 27 feature improvements to Fuji's flagship mirrorless cameras. Another update will arrive in late May" ... seems that the competition gets it. Hopefully it inspires Leica to beat Fuji and give us 34 improvements of the more than 50 suggested ones so far by mid May Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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