[LRflex] Re: M8 firmware
- From: "Kohyanga Le Barbu" <kohyanga@xxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 23:00:23 +0100
Probably the Leica Team is still in the validation process while the camera
is already on display in the shops :(
The DMR had not such a set of releases, read, it was more stable.
The expected R10 will probably have this flaw too.
As long as the Flash updates are not too difficult, why not but I doubt it
seriously.
Kohyanga
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Young" <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:33 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: M8 firmware
> At 30/10/2006, you wrote:
>
> >In Michael Reichmann's review of the new M8 at lumiuous-
> >landscape.com, there is an encouraging tidbit.
> >
> >In his Figure 10, which deals with Meta Data, the software version is
> >shown as 1.06. That means to me that someone has already tweaked the
> >original 1.0 release six times to get it to function properly against
> >the basic original design intentions. Somebody, somewhere is paying
> >close attention to software, a very good sign.
> >
> >As ever,
> >
> >Bill
>
>
>
> G'Mornin' Bill!
>
> Interesting... The pre-production unit I had back in early September
> had firmware v0.23. The one I used in Germany, at the Leica Akademie
> had v1.04, though several of the chaps had units with v1.0 installed.
> So, there have been a lot more changes than just six! And, there
> will be more.
>
> One of the areas where ACM and Leica are determined to get ahead of
> the competition is in the software. Leica have always made better
> lenses, which offered the user better detail and consistent colour
> through out the range. In a digi-cam, this is something which can be
> tweaked, to a large extent, by not using the low-pass filter (for
> detail) and superior software to achieve the colour renditions
> consistent with other Leicas. That is why they now have their own
> firmware in all their Matsushita (Panasonic) made point & pray models.
>
> The firmware for the DMR is done, I believe, by Imacon. If not, it
> is done by a third party. No matter, for Leica are still having the
> software improved there, too. V1.3 is currently in field testing and
> is expected to be released before Christmas.
>
> I know that Leica have planned an initial release of some 2,500 M8's,
> which are being made at the rate of 50 a day or so (they're still
> refining the production process... it should be a bit better,
> later). When I was there, we saw cases of them, all tested and
> ready to go... except for the firmware. When Leica are happy with
> the firmware, the cameras will be quickly "loaded", packed and
> shipped. Of course, like the DMR, the firmware will be an ongoing
process.
>
> I think what I like about Leica, is they are not just fixing 'bugs'
> with their software updates, but are also improving image quality
> with each new version.
>
> Cheers!
>
> ---
>
> David Young,
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