P and S mode disappear with new SL2S firmware ! HELP!

[JLV]

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WIth  6.2.0 firmware The P and S mode have disappeared.

I can only switch  from A to M.

I reset the camera and started again to set my customisation of the buttons but still no option to get S and P.

Does anybody could figure what is happening and if I did something wrong?

Thanks for taking time to answer.

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[Photoworks]

Are you using an M lens?

[JLV]

Yes, coded and also non coded.

I just tried with the 35 Cron SL and I have all the modes!

A friend who uses a 50 mm Cron R has all the modes with a SL2S too..

Best,

[Chris Nebard]

I think Photoworks (post #2) is alluding to the fact that, if you attach an M lens to your SL2-S, you will automatically lose the P and S modes. The camera will only operate in Manual (M) and Aperture Priority (A) modes - ie where you change the aperture via the lens’s aperture ring. In Shutter Priority (S), where you choose the shutter speed yourself, the camera is unable to select the aperture on a manual lens. Similarly, in Programme (P) mode, the camera could not choose the aperture on a manual lens with an aperture ring. Therefore, S and P are automatically disabled when a manual M lens is attached. This applies to the previous firmware as well - you just may not have noticed it. 
Hope this makes sense and is helpful. 

[LocalHero1953]

P and S mode require the lens to have electronic aperture control. That's not possible with M lenses, coded or non-coded.

You would not have had Pand S mode with M lenses before the update either!

User error, I'm afraid!

[frame-it]

1 hour ago, JLV said:

Yes, coded and also non coded.

I just tried with the 35 Cron SL and I have all the modes!

 

Brilliant

[HoodedOne]

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39 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

P and S mode require the lens to have electronic aperture control. That's not possible with M lenses, coded or non-coded.

You would not have had Pand S mode with M lenses before the update either!

User error, I'm afraid!

This is not correct.

I've not upgraded the firmware yet. And i can still select all modes with the LLL 50/2 Rigid on a Urth adapter.

[LocalHero1953]

54 minutes ago, HoodedOne said:

This is not correct.

I've not upgraded the firmware yet. And i can still select all modes with the LLL 50/2 Rigid on a Urth adapter.

I look forward to hearing how the camera controls the aperture on a manual aperture lens.

[FlashGordonPhotography]

I just can’t be bothered to check my cameras. I haven’t upgraded yet. But anyway…

Even if they do display P and S modes with M lenses those modes won’t work. Likely Leica just got around to removing them for P and S modes for those who hadn’t worked that out for themselves.

Paul is correct. You get A or M modes for M lenses. You never got the others regardless of the camera display.

Gordon