New Firmware Update for Leica SL2 (v.5.0) and SL2-S (v.4.0)

[Leon_B.]

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Leica has released a firmware update v.5.0 for the Leica SL2 and v.4.0 for the Leica SL2-S.

Here are the links to the firmware downloads and an overview of all improvements.

Downloads

» Leica SL2 v.5.0 Download

» Leica SL2-S v.4.0 Download
 

Improvements

PHOTO

• NEW: Perspective control

VIDEO

• NEW: The incremental value for a direct setting of the ISO value can now be selected via the setting wheels (1EV, 1⁄2EV, 1⁄3EV, or 1⁄6EV)

PHOTO/VIDEO

• NEW: The lens profile menu has been supplemented with additional focal length settings
• NEW: The dropdown list for FN button assignments is now customizable and has been extended
• DETAILED: Supported lenses
• IMPROVED: In some cases, the lens Exif information is missing for third-party lens adapters
• CORRECTED: In some rare cases, the functions Pair and Delete were no longer available in the Leica FOTOS menu, once the connection was disabled
• CORRECTED: Some minor issues with the newly introduced function Toggle Focus Point have been remedied. The focus positions are now saved correctly

[douglas fry]

The auto perspective correction is insane! Great addition, I dont need it all the time but will save time in LR

[SrMi]

Notes for raw files:

- LPC is only supported by Adobe software

- LPC information (pitch and roll angles) are always stored in the DNG, regardless whether LPC is turned on or off. This means that you always can apply it or turn it off in post.

Edited September 2, 2022 by SrMi

[erudolph]

50 minutes ago, SrMi said:

Notes for raw files:

<snip>

- LPC information (pitch and roll angles) are always stored in the DNG, regardless whether LPC is turned on or off. This means that you always can apply it or turn it off in post.

This is an important point, because when Perspective Control is turned ON, the histogram is disabled.  But, if you want to shoot with histogram, you can still turn on the perspective correction later, in Lightroom Classic.

[hansvons]

17 hours ago, SrMi said:

- LPC is only supported by Adobe software

Good point. As a C1 user, I don't have access to that. However, C1's keystone tool does all one can wish for. So for me, the new build hasn't much to offer. 

[1Haufen]

Does it improve/change something on the AF? Especially in face detection and compensating for brightness differences when trying to focus in dark areas in very high contrast subjects.

[Photoworks]

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4 hours ago, 1Haufen said:

Does it improve/change something on the AF? Especially in face detection and compensating for brightness differences when trying to focus in dark areas in very high contrast subjects.

did you read the list of changes?

[1Haufen]

vor einer Stunde schrieb Photoworks:

did you read the list of changes?

I didn't find any of it in the list of changes. But some changes are so marginal that they are only summarized as "improvements". Therefore, I ask here whether someone has noticed such improvements.

[Leica Land]

15 hours ago, hansvons said:

Good point. As a C1 user, I don't have access to that. However, C1's keystone tool does all one can wish for. So for me, the new build hasn't much to offer. 

It helps to compose. So that you don't cut off important details. 

[Wilton]

Regarding: 

NEW: The lens profile menu has been supplemented with additional focal length settings

Does this mean that IBIS will be applied to these new focal lengths (or is it purely for recording EXIF focal length data)? For example, previously if you were using a focal length that didn't have a Leica equivalent - i.e. Voigtlander 15mm or 40mm - IBIS for that focal length wasn't available. Now that you can dial in 15mm or 40mm is IBIS now applied?

Thanks.

[Photoworks]

2 hours ago, Wilton said:

Regarding: 

NEW: The lens profile menu has been supplemented with additional focal length settings

Does this mean that IBIS will be applied to these new focal lengths (or is it purely for recording EXIF focal length data)? For example, previously if you were using a focal length that didn't have a Leica equivalent - i.e. Voigtlander 15mm or 40mm - IBIS for that focal length wasn't available. Now that you can dial in 15mm or 40mm is IBIS now applied?

Thanks.

yes, that is what it is for, especially when using the Leica M to L adapter and don't want any lens correction applied from a lens you didn't mount.

 

[frame-it]

On 9/4/2022 at 1:53 AM, 1Haufen said:

only summarized as "improvements"

there are usually bug fixes etc and Leica never seems to mention them in detail except the major ones

[Wilton]

7 hours ago, Photoworks said:

yes, that is what it is for, especially when using the Leica M to L adapter and don't want any lens correction applied from a lens you didn't mount.

 

Great, thanks.

[Geoff C. Bassett]

"The lens profile menu has been supplemented with additional focal length settings"

THANK YOU LEICA!

I adapt tons of lenses and having to guess which Leica lens profile is closest to the lens I'm adaptinghas always driven me nuts given that other brands allow you to manually set the focal length. Also sometimes I do not want the lens corrections applied. 

Add the steps to adjusting the ISO values, and SL2s is pretty much the perfect camera for my needs now. 

Edited September 5, 2022 by Geoff C. Bassett

[robb]

I updated mine today in my sl2 and sl2-s 

all went well.  It also updated the lens firmware in my 75 and 35 summicrons.  Haven’t mounted my other sl lenses yet but I’m sure those will be updated also.  
Robb

[goodbokeh]

20 minutes ago, robb said:

I updated mine today in my sl2 and sl2-s 

all went well.  It also updated the lens firmware in my 75 and 35 summicrons.  Haven’t mounted my other sl lenses yet but I’m sure those will be updated also.  
Robb

Robb, what's your plans for your Voigtlander 50/1.0 with the new firmware?

[robb]

32 minutes ago, goodbokeh said:

Robb, what's your plans for your Voigtlander 50/1.0 with the new firmware?

I guess I didn’t read that part.  How does the new firmware affect the use of the voigt 1.0 with the m to sl adapter?  Clue me in.  
I really like the Voigt!  It’s my only non- Leica lens for the system.  I’m not too worried if I lose exit data for some reason.  Ibis always worked previously as I selected Leica 1.0 as equiv lens.  Oem Leica adapter may have made this easier for me…
Robb

Edited September 7, 2022 by robb

[goodbokeh]

1 hour ago, robb said:

I guess I didn’t read that part.  How does the new firmware affect the use of the voigt 1.0 with the m to sl adapter?  Clue me in.  
I really like the Voigt!  It’s my only non- Leica lens for the system.  I’m not too worried if I lose exit data for some reason.  Ibis always worked previously as I selected Leica 1.0 as equiv lens.  Oem Leica adapter may have made this easier for me…
Robb

The new firmware allows for manual indexing of a non-Leica lens focal lengths to now have ibis. So you've found the Noct 1.0 setting with your Voigt 1.0 to be OK with RAWs then. No weird colors, vignetting, distortion corrections etc?

Thanks, Doug

[robb]

Doug,  I have not had any issues with Raw’s with the voigt or zeiss I had previously.  I normally process in Lightroom classic and uncheck the lens profiles most of the time previously as I liked the native uncorrected look of all the lenses.  Everything looked fine with the Leica 1.0 setting in both color and b@w.  I actually like vignetting.  But I welcome the new lens indexing.  I’ll use the correct one moving forward.  And then will likely uncheck it again in LRC… lol
 

I haven’t needed to use any correction lens profiles on the SL lenses… just sayin.

Robb

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[gdb]

I personnaly am very happy and quite amazed with the new perspective control of Firmware 5. 

For years I have asked professional photographers about the real pros and cons in a given architectural picture between a shot with a tilt-and-shift lens and the perspective control in post-processing with guide lines, whether manual or automatic (like Lightroom, C1, PhotoLab and most others). I never got a clear answer. Moreover, the perspective corrections in post-processing are so obvious that  you need to use the "Aspect" cursor to give a more natural  look to the picture. This is the case when shooting high rise buildings like skycrappers or bell-towers of churches whose tops look exceedingly high when corrected in post-processing.

Leica corrected this problem at its very root : we take archiectural pictures by moving the angle of the camera. The SL2 measures this angle at the time you shoot, corrects the picture with this data. That's the clever "gimmick" if I may say. Congratulations to those who developed this new firmware.

I'm very glad to see that I no longer need to spend my money on a T-S Lens, which has no zoom, no automatic features, etc... I can do all that with the 24-90mm,  avoid switching lenses (and need to remove dust from my pictures) and relieve weight from my already too heavy bag !

Cheers

Gérard