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The one on the Phase One website is the same as the old one, they haven't updated it.FWIW the file I downloaded from PhaseOne appears to be identical to the original firmware. What is going on???
Victor
AFA and Copal work on my Arcas. W/ bugged FW (last version) Copal worked, but AFA did not - it does now.Who's gonna be the brave one to go first???
Not I ... with Phase’s recent track record they fixed one thing and broke something else. fortunately I never installed the last one with the bugs.Who's gonna be the brave one to go first???
good to hear. Of course the real concern for me is how well it works with my tech camera, anyone brave enough to try it please let me know.I rolled the dice and did it just now, seems to work well with the XF. Will let you know if I notice something broken or any unexpected behavior.
It's good to hear that it's working allright with XF.I rolled the dice and did it just now, seems to work well with the XF. Will let you know if I notice something broken or any unexpected behavior.
Ziya,It's good to hear that it's working allright with XF.
I am curious that if the longest exposure for frame averaging for one shut went up from 2 second to 60 minutes.
Ziya
Ziya Tacir | Photography
Thank you Dominique, 1 min is certainly enough assuming it is 16-bit as well.Ziya,
on firmware 6.00.52 the automated frame averaging tool allowed to set the shutter speed of individual frame up to 60 minutes. With the new firmware 6.01.1 it's limited to 1 minute.
While I personally think the user should have all options that are technically possible I'd say there is little practical use for AFA on longer exposures than 1 minute. In those cases I think manual frame averaging (MFA) is preferable most of the time as you have much more refined control over the individual exposures and retain the choice on which stacking algorithm to use. The only downside I see in MFA are the little gaps between frames which can cause some issues (such as gaps in light trails) under certain conditions.
-Dominique
It is limited to 1 minute when set to LS, but up to 60 minutes when set to ES.Ziya,
on firmware 6.00.52 the automated frame averaging tool allowed to set the shutter speed of individual frame up to 60 minutes. With the new firmware 6.01.1 it's limited to 1 minute.
While I personally think the user should have all options that are technically possible I'd say there is little practical use for AFA on longer exposures than 1 minute. In those cases I think manual frame averaging (MFA) is preferable most of the time as you have much more refined control over the individual exposures and retain the choice on which stacking algorithm to use. The only downside I see in MFA are the little gaps between frames which can cause some issues (such as gaps in light trails) under certain conditions.
-Dominique
Hi Al,It is limited to 1 minute when set to LS, but up to 60 minutes when set to ES.
All with firmware 6.01.1.Hi Al,
thanks for the info. However, when I checked the individual exposure time range in the AFA tool with firmware 6.01.1 I had the XF set to ES. After reading your post I tried several settings such as switching to LS and back to ES or dialing in longer than 1 minute shutter speeds before entering the AFA tool. But in the AFA tool it was reset to 1 minute and I wasn't able to select anything longer than 1 minute. Can you please confirm that you can select longer shutter speeds for individual frames in the AFA tool in firmware 6.01.1 on the XF? Can any other users confirm that this is possible?
Why should there be a difference whether LS or ES is selected? AFA uses ES only. If there is a difference then I guess it's a bug.
-Dominique
So just want to make sure, on the previous beta, you could set the AFA to a longer shutter speed? I am still on beta, and guess will stay there, if this is true.All with firmware 6.01.1.
Just tested again on the XT, and the the shutter speed within the AFA tool is limited to 1 minute.
This seems to be the case with the XF as well - I can only select up to 1 minute within the AFA tool, but I can override the limitation with the shutter speed dial on the XF, and then it allows me to set up to 1 hour. Until you leave the tool, you can capture at longer that 1 minute (at least the counter continues past 1 minute, I haven't tested for an hour).
Seems like a glitch, I will pass on to Phase One.
Thanks for the hint, Al. I can confirm using the shutter speed dial allows to set exposure times of up to 1 hour for individual frames in the AFA tool. But the drop down menu only allows to select shutter speeds of up to 1 minute. I also guess the override is most likely a glitch not intended by Phase One.All with firmware 6.01.1.
Just tested again on the XT, and the the shutter speed within the AFA tool is limited to 1 minute.
This seems to be the case with the XF as well - I can only select up to 1 minute within the AFA tool, and likewise it readjusts if I set for longer outside of the tool. However, I can override the limitation with the shutter speed dial on the XF, and then it allows me to set up to 1 hour. Until you leave the tool, you can capture at longer than 1 minute (at least the counter continues passed 1 minute, I haven't tested for an hour).
Seems like a glitch, I will pass on to Phase One.