Pentax has announced a firmware update for its recently released K-5 digital SLR. To be released in mid-November, the firmware promises to increase the number of RAW frames captured in continuous shooting mode and improve overall stability.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Posts Tagged ‘Update’
Pentax announces firmware update for K-5
30
Oct
Sigma issues DP1x firmware update
24
Oct
Sigma has announced a firmware update for its DP1x large-sensor compact camera. Version 1.01 promises improvements to the camera’s speed of operation. The update is available for immediate download from the company’s website.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
Canon posts firmware update for EOS Rebel XS/1000D
16
Oct
Canon has posted a bug-fixing firmware update for its EOS Rebel XS (1000D) entry-level DSLR. Version 1.0.7 corrects an occasional error in writing to SD cards. The firmware is available for immediate download from Canon’s website.
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)
24 September, 2010 – Review of Sony’s NEX Firmware Update
26
Sep
When the Sony NEX 3 and NEX 5 started to ship a few months ago Sony was taken to task, by both reviewers and end users for its poor user interface. At the time I called the menu design "a dog’s breakfast".
But now, just three months later, Sony has announced a firmware update and plans to make it available by mid-October.
I have been testing this new firmware for the past few days, and my report on what it does and how well it addresses the failings of the original design is now online in my exclusive Sony NEX Firmware Update Review.
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Mark Dubovoy’s Photokina Blog
Has Been Updated with
A Day Four Report
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"Awesome video presentation.
I have learnt so much more after looking through this on the weekend. The tip about pushing blacks and fill light in the Basic Module was worth the price alone. My images of a recent trip to the Australian Outback are popping and punching with delight!
Thanks Michael and Jeff – I really appreciate you taking the considerable time to share your in-depth knowledge and insights."
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The Luminous Landscape – What’s New
25 April, 2010 – Leica S2 Review Update : iPad Reads Raw Files
29
Mar
My friend, and well known Australian photographer, educator and magazine editor Nick Rains, has just completed his tests of the Leica S2.
Leica has also just announced a firmware upgrade for the S2, and Nick kindly provides us today with his brief impressions of the S2, what the firmware upgrade has accomplished, as well as what has been left unresolved.
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Another friend, well known London photographer and lecturer Drew Gardner has just completed working with kids in the townships of South Africa, teaching them about photography. Drew asked if I would link to his blog, which I am more than happy to do, as this appears to be a very worthwhile undertaking.
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A small number of iPad Camera Connection Kits (USB adaptors and SD card readers) became available over the past few days, and to everyone’s amazement (at least mine) the iPad is able to read all raw camera files that the Mac (OSX / iPhoto / Aperture) can handle.
This is great news, and makes the iPad an ideal travel / storage / backup / review device for photographers working in the field.
The only bad news is that the main shipment of these adaptors won’t be available for another couple of weeks.
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The Luminous Landscape – What’s New
Nikon D300 Firmware Update
06
Jan
A “not great” Nikon D300 firmware update video. Nikon has a really complicated page on how to update firmware, so I thought this might be useful as a much simpler version. Here’s a link to Nikon’s own tutorial: www.nikon-euro.com and D300 firmware can be downloaded from: nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com But it’s really so much simpler: 1) Download firmware. 2) Double click on it to extract the self extracting zip file. 3) Navigate to “D300Update” folder. 4) Make sure battery is fully charged. 5) Format CF card (not sure that’s even necessary). 6) Set camera’s USB setting (Menu — Setup Menu — USB) to “Mass Storage”. 7) Connect to PC via USB cable. 8) First copy A firmware (ie “A3000110.bin”) to root of your D300s CF card. 9) Apply the update (Menu — Setup Menu — Firmware Version — Update) and shutdown camera when done. 10) Connect to PC again, delete A firmware and repeat steps 8 & 9 for B. 11) Format the CF card and you’re all done. Sorry for the crappy video quality!
Video Rating: 3 / 5