setuporg Posted December 29, 2019 Share #1 Â Posted December 29, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can one order a properly printed SL2 manual? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 29, 2019 Posted December 29, 2019 Hi setuporg, Take a look here Printed Manual for SL2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
PeterGA Posted December 29, 2019 Share #2 Â Posted December 29, 2019 Yes -- although Leica ( bless their hearts) sent me one without me having to go through the email request rigmarole as explained in the documentation which came with my camera. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiorgioNuvolari Posted December 29, 2019 Share #3 Â Posted December 29, 2019 Yes, I requested it through a simple form on their website and it arrived within a week in EU. I compliment Leica for not including it by default. Best, GN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted December 29, 2019 Share #4  Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) Scroll down.... https://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-SL/Leica-SL2/Downloads You might register the serial first to be safe. Jeff Edited December 29, 2019 by Jeff S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmarkweidman Posted January 5, 2020 Share #5 Â Posted January 5, 2020 I am one of the old fashioned who also ordered the print manual, which I prefer to the pdf version. Â Unfortunately, the printed manual is poorly bound and within a few days pages were coming completely loose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 5, 2020 Share #6  Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, hmarkweidman said: I am one of the old fashioned who also ordered the print manual, which I prefer to the pdf version.  Unfortunately, the printed manual is poorly bound and within a few days pages were coming completely loose. How long did it take to arrive, assuming you ordered off the Leica site?  Did you have to register serial # first at Owner’s section? Jeff Edited January 5, 2020 by Jeff S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmarkweidman Posted January 5, 2020 Share #7 Â Posted January 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) I did make the request for the printed manual via the Leica web site. Â I think it took between 7-10 days to arrive from Germany, I am in Colorado, USA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 5, 2020 Share #8  Posted January 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, hmarkweidman said: I did make the request for the printed manual via the Leica web site.  I think it took between 7-10 days to arrive from Germany, I am in Colorado, USA Did you register it first, or just fill out the form? Jeff  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmarkweidman Posted January 5, 2020 Share #9 Â Posted January 5, 2020 I don't remember but I think when filing out the form it requires you to provide your SL2's serial number, which, I did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 5, 2020 Share #10  Posted January 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, hmarkweidman said: I don't remember but I think when filing out the form it requires you to provide your SL2's serial number, which, I did. It does... my question was whether you had to first register that serial # at the Owner’s area of the site.  Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmarkweidman Posted January 5, 2020 Share #11 Â Posted January 5, 2020 No, I did not previously register the camera on the Leica site. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted January 5, 2020 Share #12 Â Posted January 5, 2020 Given that the PDF is so full of typos and copy paste errors it is a bit premature to order a hard copy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted January 5, 2020 Share #13  Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) In recent years, there have not been upgrades to the printed manual by any means other than owners writing notes in them.  Edited January 5, 2020 by scott kirkpatrick 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted January 5, 2020 Share #14 Â Posted January 5, 2020 The downloadable ones are updated. Perhaps they use a print on demand service now (hence shoddy binding?) and so updates are feasible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted January 5, 2020 Share #15  Posted January 5, 2020 I wasn't aware of any updates to the downloadable manuals. Can you cite an example? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted January 5, 2020 Share #16 Â Posted January 5, 2020 I remember downloading twice the M240 english one. However it was about 6 years ago and I cant find any dates in my phone library. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted January 5, 2020 Share #17  Posted January 5, 2020 I just checked the SL manual. My copy is dated Jan 2017. The date that I downloaded it was April 2017, and the current copy (a different, higher quality PDF file) is also dated April 2017. The firmware 3.x revisions, which made some significant changes, happened in 2018. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manicouagan1 Posted January 6, 2020 Share #18 Â Posted January 6, 2020 I am still waiting for a printed manual to make it to Houston. Â I ordered the manual just after purchaseing the camera from Leica's on line store right after release to the public. Â Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 6, 2020 Share #19  Posted January 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, Manicouagan1 said: I am still waiting for a printed manual to make it to Houston.  I ordered the manual just after purchaseing the camera from Leica's on line store right after release to the public.  So about 6 weeks ago?  Have you inquired since? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterGA Posted January 6, 2020 Share #20  Posted January 6, 2020 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I think my dealer must have arranged for a copy of the manual to be delivered to me. I received this about 3 weeks after I bought the camera. I must say that the quality of the printing isn't as good as previous manuals from other cameras. 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I think my dealer must have arranged for a copy of the manual to be delivered to me. I received this about 3 weeks after I bought the camera. I must say that the quality of the printing isn't as good as previous manuals from other cameras. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/304828-printed-manual-for-sl2/?do=findComment&comment=3885835'>More sharing options...
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