Slender Posted July 20, 2021 Share #41 Â Posted July 20, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 15 hours ago, setuporg said: What are the use cases when you'd prefer the linear focusing over, um, the non-linear one?:) much better for video work... adnt he abitlity to choose from 90 degree to 360 and beyond is great. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 Hi Slender, Take a look here News about the firmware update 3.0 for the SL2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Ktsa5239 Posted July 20, 2021 Share #42  Posted July 20, 2021 19 hours ago, BEG said: I like using the linear focusing now available on the SL 24-90, the 90-280, and the SL APO primes, because I enjoy full manual shooting. When I use my SL2, I therefore like to be able to bring the scene into focus, as Gordon wrote, "without the focus moving at different rates just because I move the ring at a different speed." Sometimes I shoot directly after I "manually" focus; other times I use back-button autofocus to ensure that I am dialed in. I hope this is useful. And I'm still hoping that the next SL2 firmware update extends the linear focusing option to the SL 16-35 Vario and the SL 1.4 prime. Is there a way to choose which mode? Or is it linear by default now? I dont normally use manual but I've popped on the 24-90 just to test it and it doesnt feel linear to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoworks Posted July 20, 2021 Share #43  Posted July 20, 2021 53 minutes ago, Ktsa5239 said: Is there a way to choose which mode? Or is it linear by default now? I dont normally use manual but I've popped on the 24-90 just to test it and it doesnt feel linear to me. you need to update the lens firmware. after that you can fo inside the focus menu of the camera and pick the setting to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntobias Posted July 21, 2021 Share #44  Posted July 21, 2021 Anyone know when the V3 is available...21st now and still cannot find it  1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGerman Posted July 21, 2021 Share #45  Posted July 21, 2021 8 hours ago, johntobias said: Anyone know when the V3 is available...21st now and still cannot find it  I've sent two emails to Leica in Germany asking for a simple update for all the SL2 users, since the SL2-S update was announced well in advance with details etc., and that update has been available for a while and the CL was updated a few weeks ago. No response at all... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEG Posted July 21, 2021 Share #46  Posted July 21, 2021 Is there a way to choose which mode? Or is it linear by default now? I don't normally use manual but I've popped on the 24-90 just to test it and it doesn't feel linear to me. Here is a link to the SL lens firmware update, which I received from Josh at the Leica Store Miami: https://us.leica-camera.com/content/download/196932/5259036/version/6/file/SLLens03.plf And these are the instructions: https://us.leica-camera.com/content/download/173732/4708244/version/1/file/L-Mount-Lens_FW-Update-en.pdf As Photoworks said, once you update the lens firmware, the Focusing menu will have MF Setup highlighted. Click on that and you will find a menu of focus draws ranging (at least for my 24-90) from 90 to 360 degrees. Choose the one you want and that's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktsa5239 Posted July 22, 2021 Share #47  Posted July 22, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 8 hours ago, BEG said: Is there a way to choose which mode? Or is it linear by default now? I don't normally use manual but I've popped on the 24-90 just to test it and it doesn't feel linear to me. Here is a link to the SL lens firmware update, which I received from Josh at the Leica Store Miami: https://us.leica-camera.com/content/download/196932/5259036/version/6/file/SLLens03.plf And these are the instructions: https://us.leica-camera.com/content/download/173732/4708244/version/1/file/L-Mount-Lens_FW-Update-en.pdf As Photoworks said, once you update the lens firmware, the Focusing menu will have MF Setup highlighted. Click on that and you will find a menu of focus draws ranging (at least for my 24-90) from 90 to 360 degrees. Choose the one you want and that's it. Thanks so much!!! Thats so cool ! Is 150 degrees the usual m lens range? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEG Posted July 22, 2021 Share #48 Â Posted July 22, 2021 I am not an M user, but I believe the M lenses vary--with the new APO 35mm f2.0 having one of the longest. I have my SL 24-90 set at 90 degrees, but that's just personal preference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bit Posted July 23, 2021 Share #49  Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/21/2021 at 12:39 PM, BEG said: Is there a way to choose which mode? Or is it linear by default now? I don't normally use manual but I've popped on the 24-90 just to test it and it doesn't feel linear to me. Here is a link to the SL lens firmware update, which I received from Josh at the Leica Store Miami: https://us.leica-camera.com/content/download/196932/5259036/version/6/file/SLLens03.plf And these are the instructions: https://us.leica-camera.com/content/download/173732/4708244/version/1/file/L-Mount-Lens_FW-Update-en.pdf As Photoworks said, once you update the lens firmware, the Focusing menu will have MF Setup highlighted. Click on that and you will find a menu of focus draws ranging (at least for my 24-90) from 90 to 360 degrees. Choose the one you want and that's it. I get 404 errors for both links. Anyone else? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoworks Posted July 23, 2021 Share #50 Â Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, 6bit said: I get 404 errors for both links. Anyone else? https://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-SL/Leica-SL2-S/Downloads FIRMWARE LEICA SL LENSES - VERS. 2.0 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzX Posted July 27, 2021 Share #51 Â Posted July 27, 2021 Countdown until end of July ? Or postponed and delayed ? Any news ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoworks Posted July 27, 2021 Share #52 Â Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, HeinzX said: Countdown until end of July ? Or postponed and delayed ? Any news ? Unfortunately it has change to end of summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntobias Posted July 27, 2021 Share #53  Posted July 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Photoworks said: Unfortunately it has change to end of summer. northern or southern hemisphere  ?  😉  4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meerec Posted July 27, 2021 Share #54  Posted July 27, 2021 3 hours ago, johntobias said: northern or southern hemisphere  ?  😉  Southern 🤫 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buj Posted July 28, 2021 Share #55 Â Posted July 28, 2021 come on Leica - we are waiting for the update... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightPix Posted August 9, 2021 Share #56 Â Posted August 9, 2021 Any news about firmware 3.0 for the SL2? July has come and gone with no release. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntobias Posted August 10, 2021 Share #57  Posted August 10, 2021 No - Deafening silence from Wetzlar at present 🙄 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6bit Posted August 14, 2021 Share #58  Posted August 14, 2021 (edited) My SL2 + Leica M to L adapter is not picking up the 6 bit encoding on my 1.2/50 Nocti (re-issued). Unrecognized lens. Can anyone confirm this will be added in the firmware update we are all waiting on? Edited August 14, 2021 by 6bit 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted August 14, 2021 Share #59  Posted August 14, 2021 13 hours ago, 6bit said: My SL2 + Leica M to L adapter is not picking up the 6 bit encoding on my 1.2/50 Nocti (re-issued). Unrecognized lens. Can anyone confirm this will be added in the firmware update we are all waiting on? Send an email to Customer.Care@leica-camera.com, and you should get an answer within a few days (based on my experience). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
setuporg Posted August 15, 2021 Share #60  Posted August 15, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 6:51 PM, 6bit said: My SL2 + Leica M to L adapter is not picking up the 6 bit encoding on my 1.2/50 Nocti (re-issued). Unrecognized lens. Can anyone confirm this will be added in the firmware update we are all waiting on? What a perfect post for the user name @6bit 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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