sillbeers15 Posted November 5, 2021 Share #161 Posted November 5, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, Stuart Richardson said: With respect, Leica invented autofocus before selling the technology to Minolta who first used it in commercial applications. They are a small company but they have a lot of know-how. Much of that is optical rather than software, but they clearly seem to have good people working with their color science. I think it is natural to assume that Panasonic does the heavy lifting in this case, but I assume Leica is responsible for integrating it into their user interface and displays etc. Yes. Leica certainly did their own GUI (graphic user interface) as it differs greatly from Panasonic and I must say I really like it a lot as a user. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 5, 2021 Posted November 5, 2021 Hi sillbeers15, Take a look here Leica SL2 Firmware 3.0 officially released. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sillbeers15 Posted November 5, 2021 Share #162 Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Simone_DF said: Yup. What is surprising to me, is that it took Leica about 9-12 months to optimize Panasonic's firmware for the SL2s. The S5 was released in September 2020, the SL2s 2.0 update in June 2021. That's 9 months, maybe more if Leica engineers had had access to pre-production firmware a few months before release. This makes me wonder about their engineering team. It must be really small. Re: differences: I didn't see any notable difference between the S5 and the SL2s, maybe the S5 was a hair faster, but hard to tell. Basically in real life use the difference was zero. I came to this conclusion after having both cameras at the same time for 3 weeks. To be fair software algorithm isn't the strength of Leica. Based on the timeline you've mentioned, it is highly likely the programmers might be outsourced to Asia while keeping a really small team in Germany. It certainly is not an easy task to hire software engineers in Europe comparing to Asia. In Asia, young minds are abundant and cost to hire is way lower especially in India & China. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted November 5, 2021 Share #163 Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, sillbeers15 said: To be fair software algorithm isn't the strength of Leica. Based on the timeline you've mentioned, it is highly likely the programmers might be outsourced to Asia while keeping a really small team in Germany. It certainly is not an easy task to hire software engineers in Europe comparing to Asia. In Asia, young minds are abundant and cost to hire is way lower especially in India & China. It's probably a mix. A small core team based in Wetzlar + contractors from India or Asia. I'm pretty sure the Fotos app is the same, and we can see the results... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieldouloslee Posted November 26, 2021 Share #164 Posted November 26, 2021 hey friends. just contacted leica, because the firmware website is no longer valid. does anyone have the link to download firmware 3.0? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieldouloslee Posted November 26, 2021 Share #165 Posted November 26, 2021 Ah, I found the firmware link, but now my camera is not registering that I have uploaded the firmware onto (3 different) SD cards. What gives?! also, cannot find the leica lens firmware upgrade to 1.1+ either. Would someone be able to help? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2021 Share #166 Posted November 26, 2021 All of the firmware links are named incorrectly ... need to rename it to SL2_3.0_.lfu Just get rid of all the nonsense at the beginning prior to the SL2 .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danieldouloslee Posted November 26, 2021 Share #167 Posted November 26, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) @docmooreyou are a legend! by chance, where can I find the lens adapter firmware update? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2021 Share #168 Posted November 26, 2021 I am afraid I am at a loss to help ... last encounter with a SL(2) was years ago ... have only a Q2M at the present and have not kept current to the extant hardware for the system. Hopefully someone will step up .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddycook Posted November 26, 2021 Share #169 Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, danieldouloslee said: @docmooreyou are a legend! by chance, where can I find the lens adapter firmware update? Lens firmware updates are included. Once you update your SL2 any lens needing a firmware update will get one when attached to your camera and the camera is turned on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixeleater Posted February 6, 2022 Share #170 Posted February 6, 2022 On 9/23/2021 at 3:36 PM, FlashGordonPhotography said: It's the IBIS. The system still runs when *turned off* as it's needed to keep the sensor in place, anyway. The sensor doesn't have a parked system where it can sit when turned off. Without power it'd just bounce around with every tremor. Gordon Same with the Q. Turned off it sounds like something broke loose in the camera. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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