SL3: viewfinder doesn’t match image

[bernie79]

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Hi from Europe, I tested a Leica SL3-S in a store and it has exactly the same problem. The images after half-pressing the shutter button are brighter than what I see before half-pressing. This is not how a photographer can work. This is unforgivable for a device costing 5k dollars and more. I have a Sony A1 and I have never had such problems, it is clearly a bug. I tried shooting professional assignments with the SL3 and it was unusable. No matter what I set, nothing helped, not even a factory reset or a fw update. Leica wake up.

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[Filip Baraka]

There is an APO lens firmware that can be linked to this issue. Worth a try, and maybe report here does update help. I don't have a SL3…

 

[Ken Abrahams]

This firmware is also available from then Leica Australia download page or the normal page for downloading firmware for Leica cameras and lenses

Ken  

Ps my Leica SL Summicron 21 Apo has 4.0 software installed. The lens was recently purchased last month from Leica Australia. The firmware update is 4.1 

Edited July 20 by Ken Abrahams
PS

[letoeb]

I think they addressed the issue with the new firmware. From the German Forum:

“FEHLERKORREKTUR

Ein Problem wurde behoben, bei dem das Objektiv falsche Blendenwerte a die Kamera übermittelte, was zu überbelichteten Bildern führte.”

"BUG FIX

Fixed an issue where the incorrect aperture values were being sent to the camera, resulting in overexposed images."