Survey of Interest: Faster Adjustments for ISO, EV and WB

[vikasmg]

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Oh, I'd like this change very much indeed. I'm an current M8 owner.

 

- Vikas

[Tomas F]

I´m a current M8 owner and would really want a fast right hand only adjustment for ISO, EV and WB, without the need to move my head and lose the view through the viewfinder or lose the ability to focus.

Best regards from Sweden

Tomas Fischer

[tim power]

yes, add me in. the stacked menus could be improved and ISO changes definitely the prime candidate.

 

gonzopix

[scott kirkpatrick]

My much earlier response got moved to the "yes, but let's think about it" thread. So I'll post once more to be sure that I am counted as saying yes to Sean's suggested package.

 

I'm all for faster one hand operation (left hand on the lens, right hand on the controls), and for shutter button confirmation.

 

scott

[parker51]

Thanks, Sean

I use two M8

,and you pointed the 3 things that made me mad.

We need that

[pyl]

Yes

 

Good idea, maybe more brainstorming will be required?

 

M8 since sept 07

 

@++

[Speenth]

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Yes! Well thought out and surely capable of being achieved through a firmware update.

 

I'm less fussed about a WB lock however.

 

I look forward to seeing these excellent improvements sometime soon!

[AlanJW]

Yes to all. M8 owner since 1/07.

[cwf]

I agree,too. Current M8 owner (since 3/07).

 

Hitting the set button the second time has always struck me as redundant.

[dalippe]

All would be significant improvements, and I have wished for various changes like these since getting my first M8. I now have two.

 

David

[KJB]

Every little bit counts and this is definitely a step in the right direction.

 

Another vote for the added functions. M8 owner since November 2006.

[simc444]

Yes pleas to all. I have been using film M for years and M8 owner since Sept 07.

[mlesser]

This is an excellent idea and would be most appreciated.

 

Own M2 and M8 + lots of cv lenses and Leica 2.8 28mm.

 

Marty

[Perspectics]

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II. Yes please, provided Protect still protects when in Play mode. The M8 is the only camera I've ever used the Protect button on, because it's the only camera I've used where a single button press can delete an image.

...

 

Sorry, but thats not true. You have to press at least two different buttons in order to delete a picture.

[sean_reid]

I'm closing the survey now. Leica has decided not to add this functionality to the M8.

 

Cheers,

 

Sean

[jaapv]

Sorry, but thats not true. You have to press at least two different buttons in order to delete a picture.

 

 

But I DO use the protect button. I protect all keepers and then hit the "deleta all"button

[jaapv]

I'm closing the survey now. Leica has decided not to add this functionality to the M8.

 

Cheers,

 

Sean

 

So we'll have to wait for some Russian to hack Leica's firmware, I suppose...

[SJP]

Is Leica not interested at all or was there a reasonable chance that they would be prepared to implement firmware changes? If the latter - it would be nice to know what reason they had not to implement these changes, considering the time and energy we all put into this.

 

Is it that they are unwilling to make modifications that are contrary to the manual? This makes sense to some extent. BUT, you could consider a menu option (fast EV etc. control ON/OFF) and warn the owner that selecting ON means non-standard control features.

 

Just my 0.03 $ (the rate of exchange is changing as we speak)

[steve_l]

Sean-

this started with a request for a name and e-mail address to send our wishes to....could you provide that as a way to step off the hot seat between us and Leica? It seems that as much as they respect your input, it may be that volume would have an effect where quality didn't...

 

Thanks.

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Hallo,

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[lct]

Looks like it's still the old school at Leica mates. I can't seem to recall them acknowledging that they were wrong in 30 years.