New Firmware for D2x/ D2Hs is now posted

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New Firmware for D2x/ D2Hs is now posted

Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:43 am

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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:45 am

Issues addressed with D2X Firmware Ver. 1.01

Autofocus performance has been increased.
An issue that prevented the AF-assist illuminator from firing when the Speedlights listed below were used has been corrected.
SB-29S, SB-29, SB-23, SB-22S, SB-22, SB-20.
In images captured at a shutter speed of 1/250 s with a Speedlight SB-800, set to Distance-priority manual flash (GN), or Manual flash (M) with flash output set to full (M1/1) mounted on the camera, the top portion was often dark. This issue has been addressed. However, under the circumstances described above only, the guide number is reduced from that of full flash output level by approximately 0.6 EV.
Images captured at white-balance settings of Incandescent, Direct sunlight, Cloudy, Shade, and Choose color temp. tended to have a reddish tint. This issue has been addressed.
Errors in Dutch menus have been corrected.
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Postby fozzie on Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:05 am

Birddog114 - thank you for the info.
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:19 am

fozzie wrote:Birddog114 - thank you for the info.


The AF on the D2x was fast and now more faster with the new upgraded firmware. Ready to catch the action of the new F22 JSF. :wink:
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Postby Heath Bennett on Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:45 am

Awesome, thanks Birdie
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Postby LostDingo on Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:01 am

Thanks Birddog :!:

Have you upgraded your yet? Interested in how long it takes overall and if there were noticeable differences

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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:06 am

LostDingo wrote:Thanks Birddog :!:

Have you upgraded your yet? Interested in how long it takes overall and if there were noticeable differences

Paul


Less than 5min. and you noticed it straight away with AF-S or AF lenses.
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Postby LostDingo on Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:08 am

great! thanks for the info!
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:43 am

Thanks Birdie - will see what it gives :wink:
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:55 am

Pls. note:
You have to format the CF card from the camera and it has the "DCIM" folder.
Copy the upgraded firmware to card and do not place it in the "DCIM" folder, if you format the CF card from the card reader, it won't work.
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:12 am

Easy as - took a few minutes 8)
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:20 am

Can D70/70s uses this upgraded firmware to invert it to the D2x? :lol: :lol:
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Postby Jeko70 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:28 am

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Postby wendellt on Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:35 am

Cool faster autofocus, that's insane
hope i can work out how to upgrade the firmware, will do it soon
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Postby wendellt on Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:27 am

It's done, now i have a freakin' fast autofocus camera. It was my birthday yesterday so this firmware is very timely present!
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Postby gooseberry on Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:18 am

Bjorn Rorslett seems to be suggesting that the new firmware update for the D2X produces improved performance for HI-1 and HI-2

http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showpo ... stcount=19

and here

http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showpo ... stcount=34
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Postby Hlop on Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:28 am

There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:44 am

Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:51 am

Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:
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Postby fozzie on Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:59 am

Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:


Is this the body you are talking about :!:

http://www.kmmod.com/cschiffer/
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:01 pm

fozzie wrote:Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:


Is this the body you are talking about :!:

http://www.kmmod.com/cschiffer/


fozzie,
Spot on!!!!! can i have one please? :lol:
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:03 pm

So many choices - my head hurts :cry:
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Postby fozzie on Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:06 pm

Birddog114,

Birddog114 wrote:
fozzie wrote:Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:


Is this the body you are talking about :!:

http://www.kmmod.com/cschiffer/


fozzie,
Spot on!!!!! can i have one please? :lol:


I will say 'YES', but she will probably say something else :roll:
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Postby gstark on Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:10 pm

sirhc55 wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:


I can relate to that. :)

And to kind of answer Mikhail, I belive that the next firmware update will make the camera into a FF one. :)
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Postby gstark on Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:11 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
fozzie wrote:Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:


Is this the body you are talking about :!:

http://www.kmmod.com/cschiffer/


fozzie,
Spot on!!!!! can i have one please? :lol:


I'm not sure that Fozzie's the one you should be asking that question of. :)
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Postby LostDingo on Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:58 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
fozzie wrote:Chris,

sirhc55 wrote:
Birddog114 wrote:
Hlop wrote:There is something I dont understand! Why do you need to make D2X even better?!!! :lol:


Yeah! coz the D2x is my most favourite body :wink:


My favourite body has nothing to do with cameras :wink: :lol: :lol:


Is this the body you are talking about :!:

http://www.kmmod.com/cschiffer/


fozzie,
Spot on!!!!! can i have one please? :lol:



Birddog, how silly, would be better to have both instead of just one

Gary, please have a discussion with Birdie at the earliest convenience
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:21 pm

LostDingo wrote:
Birddog, how silly, would be better to have both instead of just one


Paul,
You're talking about the body :lol: or the firmware?

Firmware, you have to do both of them at once.

body, you can do once not twice :lol: No more juice left after the first try :oops:
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Postby huynhie on Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:34 pm

This firmware looks interesting.

The body even more so :shock: :D :shock:
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Postby Heath Bennett on Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:46 pm

I think I will hold back on upgrading until next week. I am on a food shoot all week and it has been performing so well that I don't want to risk anything! I remember the issues with one of Canon 20D's firmware updates.

Can't wait to see how the AF improves though :D

Happy B'day Wendellt, it is true that ths is a nice gift
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Postby wendellt on Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:52 pm

Heath Bennett wrote:I think I will hold back on upgrading until next week. I am on a food shoot all week and it has been performing so well that I don't want to risk anything! I remember the issues with one of Canon 20D's firmware updates.

Can't wait to see how the AF improves though :D

Happy B'day Wendellt, it is true that ths is a nice gift


Heath the camera is performing like a gem, all day at the office I shot every garbage bin, toilet bowl and left over cracker fragments on the carpet, each image - a work of art! I love this firmware update woohoo, okey dokey, yee haaw just splendid.
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Postby mitedo on Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:56 pm

All done here now to give it a try :D
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:58 pm

Heath Bennett wrote:I think I will hold back on upgrading until next week. I am on a food shoot all week and it has been performing so well that I don't want to risk anything! I remember the issues with one of Canon 20D's firmware updates.


I didn't see anything wrong with the firmware u/g but it's vice versa and it's liked a breeze in a hot day.
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Postby MCWB on Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:33 pm

huynhie wrote:This firmware looks interesting.

The body even more so :shock: :D :shock:

*ponders whether the other half will mind a second body*

:lol: :lol:
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Postby huynhie on Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:36 pm

MCWB wrote:
huynhie wrote:This firmware looks interesting.

The body even more so :shock: :D :shock:

*ponders whether the other half will mind a second body*

:lol: :lol:


or what lowepro will accomodate your second body :D
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:43 pm

MCWB wrote:
huynhie wrote:This firmware looks interesting.

The body even more so :shock: :D :shock:

*ponders whether the other half will mind a second body*

:lol: :lol:


MCWB,
Watch out! that body is OK and suitable for us but not for you or anyone in the process of a commitment to a "life sentence".
We have been suffering enough :lol: so another body may help us to recover :wink:
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Postby huynhie on Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:51 pm

By the way MCWB

"superior_gwailo@hotmail.com"

that's a funny one :)
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