M9 Firmware Update, 15 March

[Hacker]

Something to look forward to, but no AWB improvements:

Faster zooming into the last picture taken.
Speed of SD-card formatting enhanced.
Image quality of “thumbnail” pictures improved.
SD- Card compatibility improved
Magenta colour shift correction for the following wide angle lenses improved:
M 18mm/f3.8 ASPH (11649)
M 21mm/f2.8 ASPH. (11135)
M 24mm/f3.8 ASPH. (11648)
M 28mm/f2 ASPH. (11604)
M 28mm/f2.8 ASPH (11606)

New ISO setting-related vignetting correction: strong correction at ISO 160, lowest ISO correction at 2500, interpolated for intermediate ISO steps.
2. Bug fixes:

Transfer of large data amounts to a Mac in USB-Mass storage mode.
Sensor cleaning mode with battery capacity <50%.
Function “Deleting all images” while zoomed picture is shown on screen.
Function “Deleting all images” from a SD card with non-M9 pictures on it.
Interrupting a long exposure by switching off the camera.
Zooming into pictures with “Vintage B+W” setting.
“Max aperture value” in EXIF data corrected for the following lenses:
M 35mm/f1.4 (11869, 11870, 11860)
M 50mm/f0.95 ASPH (11602)
M 50mm/f1.2(11820)
M 135mm/f3.4 APO (11889)
M 135mm/f4 (11851, 11861)
Wording issues in English, Japanese and traditional Chinese menus.
Various other minor bug fixes.

 

[meven]

Any firmware update coming for the M8/8.2?

 

[ZoomP]

Any firmware update coming for the M8/8.2?

Bro, don't think so lah.. We're already forgotten.

 

[dankwan]

Bro, don't think so lah.. We're already forgotten.

buy M9 la!

 

[Hacker]

buy M9 la!

Yours coming today. Heng....no need to update firmware for you.:bsmilie:

 

[dankwan]

Yours coming today. Heng....no need to update firmware for you.:bsmilie:

haha, I'm gonna switch out the sets......!

 

[bene123]

hmm still waiting for mine leh.... hope is firmware upgraded.

 

[earlgrey66]

It's here!! M9 Firmware Update 1.116

Go to Leica website and Owner Login. Under 'My Product' and scroll all the way down..

Let's enjoy the super-charged M9 now...

 

[Hacker]

Formating an SD card is now 4s instead of 40s! :thumbsup:

 

[dankwan]

Formating an SD card is now 4s instead of 40s! :thumbsup:

zooming a joy now....

 

[bennyb]

updated...appreciate the spped now man!!

 

[third3rdwheel]

Hacker,

First of all, thanks for alerting about this.

Was just at Schmidt today to do something else, and they kindly did it for me on the spot. Cheers.

 

[Hacker]

Hacker,

First of all, thanks for alerting about this.

Was just at Schmidt today to do something else, and they kindly did it for me on the spot. Cheers.

Welcome anytime.....

 

[earlgrey66]

Now it makes every penny on the M9 worth it.. keke..

 

[parameters]

Now it makes every penny on the M9 worth it.. keke..

why? new firmware allows autofocus? :sweatsm:

 

[earlgrey66]

Now can view preview faster very happy le, dun ask for too much hor.. Hahaha..

 

[third3rdwheel]

I just went through the Leica notes again. Seems like they understood that the SD card issue needed to be solved. Good for them.:thumbsup:

But frankly even without these updates, I have been really enjoying the M9.

 

[ZoomP]

We poor M8 users. Leica definition of "Life time support" is about 3 years. Sighs...

 

[sabrewolf]

We poor M8 users. Leica definition of "Life time support" is about 3 years. Sighs...

Leica reneging on their life time support??