I somehow expected the M11-P to be just a polished version of the M11, but unfortunately that wasn't quite the case. After just a few days of using my brand new M11-P, I began to experience some of the reported problems first hand, despite having the latest firmware version (2.0.2), trying to remove the SD card and just use the internal storage, not changing the lenses, not using the mobile app, etc. The camera still freezes from time to time to this day, and it seems there are definitely multiple causes for this.
A new version of the M11 and M11-P firmware is promised for this month, so let's hope that will solve most of the problems. I can tolerate a rare freeze, once or twice a year, but not multiple freezes on a daily basis. This is what makes the current M stand out from almost every other camera brand on the market. Hopefully there is no fundamental hardware problem shared by the M11 and M11-P, and all the issues can be solved in software.
Don't get me wrong, I adore my Leica M11-P and I hope to be able to use it to its full potential soon.
In the meantime, you can checkout out my photo gallery, and especially the growing collection of pictures taken with my Leica M11-P.
Update (May 23, 2024): A new firmware 2.1.1 has been just released!, with the below fixes:
- Camera did not start if the start process was previously interrupted by switching off the camera.
- Occasional generation of incorrect image data has been fixed.
- Various errors and causes of freezes have been fixed.
- Improving the stability of the firmware.
- Overall, the camera feels much more stable.
- I've still experienced a few instances where the camera stops responding (after turning it on).
- I might venture to switch from only using the internal storage to an SD card.
- Sporadic system errors during lens changes.
- Sporadic system errors during single frame shooting.
- Sporadic system errors during continuous shooting in combination with CAl (content credentials).
- I no longer experience any problems with my Leica M11-P, except for a very rare short delay when the camera is booting or waking up, which can be still annoying.
- I've finally dared to start using an SD card, and chose the Delkin SDXC 128GB BLACK Rugged UHS-II (V90), which seems to be working fine.
- Swapping coded and uncoded lenses also does not cause any issues, these are the lenses I use:
- Occasionally occurring startup freezes were remedied.
- Rotation errors for some shots will no longer occur.
- Some rare overexposure errors due to faulty metering were remedied.
- The firmware has undergone various bugfixes and is now more stable and reliable.
- Background Transfer via Leica FOTOS.
- Memory formatting via Leica FOTOS.
- Improvement of the connection stability to Leica FOTOS.
- Occasionally occurring startup or shutdown freezes were remedied.
- Issues with the tool “https://contentcredentials.org/verify“ when verifying signed images were remedied.
- The requirements of Lot6/Lot26, Regulation (EU) 2023/826 on ecodesign are supported.
- Bug fix in connection with Lot 6/Lot 26 Regulation (EU) 2023/826 on ecodesign.
- Minor bugs in the firmware have been fixed.
- Fully compliant with Article 3.3 of the EU Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU):
- Improved WLAN security: When the camera is reset, a new randomly generated WLAN password is automatically assigned.
- First-run protection: To prevent unauthorized connections, PTP pairing is only enabled after completing the connection setup wizard.
- Secure formatting: The internal memory can now be completely overwritten (secure erase).
- Resolved: A bug that caused low battery warnings even when the battery was adequately charged was fixed.
- The function White Balance Adjustment allows the user to make custom adjustments to the sensor white point calibrated ex works. This adjustment will affect the automatic White Balance as well as the fixed presets (Film Style).
- Lens detection now offers additional flexibility when using Leica-M lenses with 6-bit encoding. Even if the lens type is detected automatically, the user can now additionally select another lens type from the list of M lenses. The list is available for all profiles and will be included when profiles are exported to an SD card.
- The Dust Protection function can now also be controlled via Leica FOTOS (Version 5.5.1 and higher).
- In rare cases, the connection between the camera and smartphone was severed by the operating system during image downloads and could not be restored afterwards. This issue was resolved.
- A bug was fixed where, in exposure bracketing with Auto ISO, the second and third shots were at times taken with unnecessarily high ISO values.
- The issue, where images were sometimes misaligned after being transferred to the computer if the camera was quickly rotated from horizontal to vertical during shooting was fixed.