carstenw Posted March 3, 2009 Share #321 Posted March 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) They've placed the Super Elmar in slot 52 in the lens code table. Skipping one (51) so the code is 110100. Edit: from the lens code table it looks like the lens will bring up the 50/75 lines - strange..... - Carl The Leica M8 Lens Code page (see my signature) has been updated, thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 3, 2009 Posted March 3, 2009 Hi carstenw, Take a look here M8 Firmware 2.004. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Peter Branch Posted March 3, 2009 Share #322 Posted March 3, 2009 My wife's verdict is that it makes very little difference on my M8 - one of the very first released. The shutter firing is the noise she hears and she says she can barely hear the delayed cocking anyway. So that settles the matter! A very marginal improvement on an original M8 but I guess it would be a much bigger improvement on an M8u. I'm not in the market for any of the upgrades, I'd quite like the better frames but I can manage. I'll wait for an M camera with significant advantages over my M8 and then buy one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdubois Posted March 3, 2009 Share #323 Posted March 3, 2009 A big well done and thankyou to Leica! Firmware upgrade faultless and works a treat with the upgraded shutter. By splitting the firing and the recocking the camera is virtually silent. Dubois Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted March 3, 2009 Share #324 Posted March 3, 2009 Ok I installed this new firmware on 2 M8's.What I find is the sound of the shutter actuating about the same and totally different then using B on the shutter speed dial. I hear the first clunk, the shutter opening and closing, at the correct timing, then a second clunk at the closing of the shutter. Once I release the shutter button I then hear the faint whirr of the rewind. On B you don't get the second clunk until the shutter closes and then the instant whirr. In all honesty the whirr is barely noticeable in discrete mode but the original clunking is still there. Now if you have a M8u camera this is a nice feature but for the original M8 it really does little to nothing for the overall sound. I agree totally with shootist. The original (offensive part) of the sound is still there. Separating the very soft whirr of the rewind does nothing for 'discreteness, IMO. I don't serious believe it will improve real stealth shooting other than massage the photographers perception of stealth. Nevertheless, I applaud leica for giving what was asked for. I hope it truly benefits many of the 'askers' for this feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted March 3, 2009 Share #325 Posted March 3, 2009 I'll report on how it is with the M8u tomorrow. The M8.2 is the quietest digital camera I've worked with (I'm exluding digicams in this), and I'm hoping that the upgraded M8 will give me equivalent functionality. Quiet mode on the 5D.2 is almost useless for me as you have to be in Liveview mode to use it. I've not had a chance to hear quite mode on 1 series Canons or the high end Nikons (but I understand it's good). Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuco Posted March 3, 2009 Share #326 Posted March 3, 2009 In all honesty the whirr is barely noticeable in discrete mode but the original clunking is still there. Now if you have a M8u camera this is a nice feature but for the original M8 it really does little to nothing for the overall sound. i agree, the discrete mode is not a silent mode, what makes the real sound is the clunking, the opening and closing of the shutter (i would say almost in an old fashioned slr way, not in a leica m way), and not the much less loud whirr that takes place later, in 'discretion' next four days i will see in paris if people will indeed pay less attention than before when i make a picture, i will look to it that they will not have a chance to hear the whirr after the clunk... i am very much pleased about the fact that leica comes with firmware upgrades now and then, after 25 years of using leica they never let me down cheers sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwelland Posted March 3, 2009 Share #327 Posted March 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't recall ever reading so many happy posts in a Leica forum and the update has only been available for a few hours too. Maybe CornerFix ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mauribix Posted March 3, 2009 Share #328 Posted March 3, 2009 On my M8u it works perfectly, the improvement is noticeable, even if the major one was made when I upgraded the shutter... Anyway the recocking is really the most silent part of the entire shooting. BTW I'm happy with this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell c. greenberg Posted March 3, 2009 Share #329 Posted March 3, 2009 Fw 2.004 is now in both my M8 classics, everything went without a hitch. Thanks to everyone with their assistance and support concerning my "computer issues" Russell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrh68uk Posted March 3, 2009 Share #330 Posted March 3, 2009 True, the loudest sound is certainly the shutter firing on mine. I always found the combined sound to be quite clunky (excuse pun) and toy-like before the option to decouple shutter and recharging. It sounded cheap. Now, my old M8 sounds very similar to my M7, with a quiet whirr that follows when I decide. It may or may not genuinely be more discreet in the real world, but I certainly prefer it this way. Good one, Leica! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamriman Posted March 3, 2009 Share #331 Posted March 3, 2009 Just did the upgrade. Works like a charm. BTW its under advanced in the menu. Thanks for listening Leica! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steich Posted March 3, 2009 Share #332 Posted March 3, 2009 The Leica M8 Lens Code page (see my signature) has been updated, thanks! btw: where is the lens with "value 51"?? Any ideas? Something more in the pipeline in Solms? Regards, Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGW Posted March 3, 2009 Share #333 Posted March 3, 2009 Hi Jeffrey,Right. But...I was taking pictures of people last year, outside/street. Among them was a photograph teacher of a well known faculty of Arts in Germany (she use Canon). She said to me: " what a beautiful sound! " So... Hi Philippe, That's nice to hear. I've also had the same thing said to me by a very nice lady friend who's also a photographer. She uses Nikons! I think the photographer teacher probably expects something special from your M8 because she knows it's a Leica. The Leica's reputation tends to precede it! It is an interesting sound, just a bit too noticeable for an M. Jeffrey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffreyg Posted March 3, 2009 Share #334 Posted March 3, 2009 Just installed. Piece of cake, thank you Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted March 3, 2009 Share #335 Posted March 3, 2009 btw: where is the lens with "value 51"??Any ideas? Something more in the pipeline in Solms? Regards, Stefan The obvious holes are a 28mm Summilux and a 21mm Elmar... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted March 3, 2009 Share #336 Posted March 3, 2009 The Leica M8 Lens Code page (see my signature) has been updated, thanks! Thanks Carsten - that's a great resource. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlc43 Posted March 3, 2009 Share #337 Posted March 3, 2009 Yay! It's posted! BUT it's misspelled! Discreet is what it should be, not discrete. I hope the correct spelling is in the new on camera command, otherwise we'll need a further update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted March 3, 2009 Share #338 Posted March 3, 2009 I agree totally with shootist. The original (offensive part) of the sound is still there. Separating the very soft whirr of the rewind does nothing for 'discreteness, IMO. I don't serious believe it will improve real stealth shooting other than massage the photographers perception of stealth. Nevertheless, I applaud leica for giving what was asked for. I hope it truly benefits many of the 'askers' for this feature. Hi Erl, It may encourage more people to do the shutter upgrade since the upgrade plus delayed cocking is a great combination. Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP3 Posted March 3, 2009 Share #339 Posted March 3, 2009 Thank you for listening to us! Bravo Leica! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted March 3, 2009 Share #340 Posted March 3, 2009 I don't recall ever reading so many happy posts in a Leica forum and the update has only been available for a few hours too. Maybe CornerFix ... I'm glad to read them and hope people who are happy keep taking time to write. Cheers, Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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