thighslapper Posted April 30, 2018 Share #21  Posted April 30, 2018 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think they have forgotten to upload the actual file  On the downloads page there are instructions but not the FW ..... ooops..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Hi thighslapper, Take a look here SL firmware 3.2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
MarkinVan Posted April 30, 2018 Share #22 Â Posted April 30, 2018 Just downloaded 3.2 from Member's area @ Leica_carmera.com 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted April 30, 2018 Share #23  Posted April 30, 2018 Just downloaded 3.2 from Member's area @ Leica_carmera.com   +1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted April 30, 2018 Share #24  Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) well I've searched and can't locate the file either on the UK or US version of the site and the email link still shows 'forbidden' to access the download.  can you post a direct link to the FW please .... ?  ..... finally managed it by 'logging on' to the members area ....... although the process is rather convoluted and never had to do this before to access firmware ... Edited April 30, 2018 by thighslapper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted April 30, 2018 Share #25  Posted April 30, 2018 well I've searched and can't locate the file either on the UK or US version of the site and the email link still shows 'forbidden' to access the download.  can you post a direct link to the FW please .... ?  FW file is only accessible via member area, to access you need to register if not registered already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted April 30, 2018 Share #26  Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) I got it there, too. Registering gets you a long random string of letters and numbers as password to paste in and I had to go through the product registration page to get to a dialog that said here's your new SL firmware. But it worked.  Leica sends you your password IN the CLEAR by email! not a good security practice.  Since all the other obvious sites have posted the instructions for downloading 3.2 firmware, I am sure this will get sorted out shortly.  UPgrade went as usual (I just put the .lfu file in the root of my current #1 card and go to camera Information, save my settings as user profile #1 and copy it down to the card as prompted, then upload (as not prompted) afterwards). This time, my first shot after the upload (below) was numbered correctly and in the current directory. That hasn't always happened in past upgrades.  R1020119 by scott kirkpatrick, on Flickr Edited April 30, 2018 by scott kirkpatrick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsv Posted April 30, 2018 Share #27  Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) http://uk.leica-camera.com/Service-Support/Support/Downloads?category=128327&subcategory=&type=&language=all  scroll down, somewhere halfway down the page  EDIT:  Sorry, just the instructions Edited April 30, 2018 by larsv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted April 30, 2018 Share #28  Posted April 30, 2018 Happy about the joystick lock ...... only functions when in 'taking photos' mode and suits my style as I have always locked and recomposed .... except for tripod use.  Not so happy about the power save closing everything down after a few seconds ...... and the delay when coming back to life. I don't think I'll be using it.  Nothing else very exciting .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted April 30, 2018 Share #29  Posted April 30, 2018 Happy about the joystick lock ...... only functions when in 'taking photos' mode and suits my style as I have always locked and recomposed .... except for tripod use.  Not so happy about the power save closing everything down after a few seconds ...... and the delay when coming back to life. I don't think I'll be using it.  Nothing else very exciting ....   Except for the 16-35 (and possibly the 75 and 90 Cron's) - for those having these lenses in-house...  . Not me. Yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted April 30, 2018 Share #30  Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) Be careful. This sounds like something was discovered close to the release time, holding up the shipment of final copies to the regular site. Perhaps they forgot to take down the members' copy rather than forgot to upload the public copy. When it finally surfaces, let's check the two versions with a DIFF comparison.  Also, be aware that the new power saving mode is ON by default, but it shuts the camera down rather quickly and increases the time you need to take each shot. Unless you are several days up the Amazon with only one battery, I don't think you will want to work that way. Look several pages down in the settings part of the menu for power saving and turn it OFF. The time-out in power save mode seems to be about 3 seconds. Restore time is 1-2 seconds. Edited April 30, 2018 by scott kirkpatrick 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted April 30, 2018 Share #31 Â Posted April 30, 2018 I don't think I'll be in a hurry to download. It doesn't sound like there's anything I need. What I'd still like is a means of quickly recentering the focus point, or automatic recentering after taking my eye from the vf. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted April 30, 2018 Share #32 Â Posted April 30, 2018 The instruction sheet notes a new feature: "New menu item 'USB-Mode' allows to use mass storage or PTP USB connection device." Â Wot dat? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve McGarrett Posted April 30, 2018 Share #33 Â Posted April 30, 2018 Looks like I'll skip it for now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted April 30, 2018 Share #34  Posted April 30, 2018 The instruction sheet notes a new feature: "New menu item 'USB-Mode' allows to use mass storage or PTP USB connection device."  Wot dat? If you want to download files from the cards to your computer over the USB connection you can now hook up the cable, define the USB connection as "mass storage" and you see the files on the card as an external drive. Downloading this way is still not as fast as just putting the card in the slot in the side of my laptop, so as long as you have a card slot or card reader, I don't see the point. PTP mode is what is used for tethered attachment, where you can control the camera as well as capture dng files without storing them on the card. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted April 30, 2018 Share #35  Posted April 30, 2018 If you want to download files from the cards to your computer over the USB connection you can now hook up the cable, define the USB connection as "mass storage" and you see the files on the card as an external drive. Downloading this way is still not as fast as just putting the card in the slot in the side of my laptop, so as long as you have a card slot or card reader, I don't see the point. PTP mode is what is used for tethered attachment, where you can control the camera as well as capture dng files without storing them on the card.  It will also allow you to copy files to the camera, wouldn't it?  So you can copy a new firmware to the card if your laptop doesn't have a card slot. You could copy an owners file to the card. It might be possible that you could download the firmware to an android PHONE and then copy it to the card in the camera and update firmware without a computer at all.  I'll have to test that out.  Gordon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donzo98 Posted April 30, 2018 Share #36 Â Posted April 30, 2018 You guys think it will available the "regular"way at some point? Â I don't mind registering... just surprised I can't access it like normal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted April 30, 2018 Share #37 Â Posted April 30, 2018 David Farkas has an explainer over at Red Dot Forum: https://www.reddotforum.com/content/2018/04/leica-sl-firmware-3-2-released/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmith Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share #38  Posted April 30, 2018 I knew it was too good to true    from Red dot: "It is important to note that you can’t use the joystick lock if you have the SL in MF focus mode and use the rear joystick to activate AF-S. Each time you press the joystick in, a lock indicator will show in the viewfinder and AF-S will not engage. I think a better implementation would give the user the option to lock the directional movement of the joystick but still allow button press to be able to use it for AF-S focus activation" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted May 1, 2018 Share #39  Posted May 1, 2018 UPgrade went as usual (I just put the .lfu file in the root of my current #1 card and go to camera Information, save my settings as user profile #1 and copy it down to the card as prompted, then upload (as not prompted) afterwards). This time, my first shot after the upload (below) was numbered correctly and in the current directory. That hasn't always happened in past upgrades. After the upgrade, mine re-set to L1000001, which didn't happen with the last FW upgrade. And the GPS geo-tagging still doesn't work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted May 1, 2018 Share #40  Posted May 1, 2018 After the upgrade, mine re-set to L1000001, which didn't happen with the last FW upgrade. And the GPS geo-tagging still doesn't work. Leica hasn't managed to preserve the information about what you most recent shot number is across upgrades. If you do the upgrade with a freshly formatted chip, even though it will remind you to save your user profiles, that does not save the last file number, so it will start the numbering with folder L100 (unless you have set a different first letter) and file L1000001. If you get around this by using a chip with existing files on it for the upgrade, it will take the lowest number unfilled folder and add the first shot there. That's what I did, I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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