M8 firmware version

[Stan98103]

For those of you who are lucky enough to already have an M8 in hand, what firmware version does it have?

Thanks,

Stan

 

[Leicabug]

I was told 1.06:
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00IeOg&tag=

 

[ioriw]

Yes mine has 1.06.

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Iori

 

[icebear]

1.06

1.06

Yes confirmed 1.06, take a look at the exif data in the pics in the M8 gallery 😀

 

[MP Guy]

I have 1.06

 

[John Camp]

1.06

Jc

 

[drjon]

Firmware version 1.06

 

[mfs]

I used a demo M8 on Thursday. The firmware was 1.07.
The auto white balance was still poor showing a tendency towards the warm side. I was able to shoot with good white balance by adjusting the color temperature manually. Not a good solution.

Martin

 

[PHOTOEIL]

By talking about the M8, what happens when a non Lieca M bajonet lens is put on the M8, something like a Voigtlander Ultra Wide Heliar 12 mm F5.6 or a CZ Biogon? Dous the software compensates for the light loss in the corners, or what so ever?

 

[Ben Z]

I used a demo M8 on Thursday. The firmware was 1.07.
The auto white balance was still poor showing a tendency towards the warm side. I was able to shoot with good white balance by adjusting the color temperature manually. Not a good solution.

Martin

Wait a second, you mean Leica shipped them with 1.06 but there's already a 1.07? Is there a place the rest of you can download the newer version? What are the changes they made?

 

[mfs]

I have no idea how the 1.07 differs from 1.06. I merely used the demo camera with that firmware version. The camera was part of a Leica demo. Not a camera that was for sale. Hopefully, Leica will make firmware updates available like other manufacturers.

BTW the auto white balance was still off. Much too yellow. It also had a lot of trouble with incandescent and mixed fluorescent lighting. It was too dark to shoot outdoors so I have no idea about the AWB in daylight. I had to manually adjust the color temperature to get the right color balance.

Martin

 

[brucek]

By talking about the M8, what happens when a non Lieca M bajonet lens is put on the M8, something like a Voigtlander Ultra Wide Heliar 12 mm F5.6 or a CZ Biogon? Dous the software compensates for the light loss in the corners, or what so ever?

I tried my 12mm Heliar on my M8 and saw less vignetting than I see when I use the lens on the R-D1. Note that I only looked at the image on the LCD - I haven't played around too much with the M8 photos on the 'puter.

Bruce

 

[PHOTOEIL]

😉

... Note that I only looked at the image on the LCD - I haven't played around too much with the M8 photos on the 'puter.

Bruce

Thank you Bruce,
Is it possible, when yuo have 'played around', to post the photo's (the ones you toke with the 12mm of course) I am rather 'inquisitive'...