New K10D V1.10 Firmware

Oooh, I wonder what the k10D could achieve at ISO50?

I suspect the large size of the file is due in part to having to support so many lanuages in the Menus.

I heared the monopolies and mergers commision made them leave it out because it would have eliminated the element of competition

Hi Peter,

As I found out the other day here (and tested) you can use wireless in M or A modes with the 360, and I'll assume the 540, with the entire D range. Use the popup flash as controller (this happens automatically), and set the 360 to Slave 2 (p49 of manual)..

I didn't realise until this thread, that it is purely a firmware app..

Matt,

this is your area of expertise, how likely is it that this would happen? Can they just cannibalise the chunk of code for wireless P-TTL and stick in the firmware for the other D cameras, or is it more complicated?

Cheers

Liam

Hi Tim,

It could be.. I got my DL, and within 5 minutes of going through the menu to set up bits and pieces, whilst having little idea of what I was actually doing, I set the language to Chinese.

This being a language I'm not familiar with.. , I didn't understand the menu then, and couldn't change it back to English. Luckily the chaps here sorted me out.. mind you, I could have just risen to the challenge and taken evening classes in Cantonese, but I was lazy..

Cheers

Liam

The link is still there . . . but the file has gone, or at least, I can't find it.

I found another link to it on another thread. I've installed it and it works fine. I'm just testing the revised functions. Verdict so far - awesome. I'll download and install the released version if the filename and/or size changes in the meantime.

I would have thought that firmware from a source that could be absolutely anyone anywhere would not be a wonderful thing to install in my new camera....

You might think I'm being over-cautious, but the whole thing could go pear shaped and there I would be with a brand new ruined piece of kit.

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John, caution is essential with these kind of upgrades as many have mentioned here. I did my research, assessed the risks, and made my decision to load it.

My recommendation however, is to wait until the officially released version is available. My decision may not be agreeable to everybody (anybody) but, it was my decision, and I'm happy with that.

These enhancements produce two notable results:-

1:- An already fantastic camera is now vastly improved , and
2:- An out of date manual , and I haven't even read it all yet.

Enjoy,

Hi,
I was wondering what Matt has used to open the .bin file? I tried to open it in wordpad and most of it was gibberish (probably binary code). I am a java developper (and I did C++, Cobol etc ...), so I am not afraid of code. I am curious about what Pentax code looks like for this update.

George said:
Also, banding is fixed according to documentation (from the list of corrections):
I agree with most of you though that it's not worth it to install an unofficial firmware like that (even though it seems a real pre release). It could be a virus from an evil canikonian to protect their market shares for all we know ! (no offense there, I do possess a Canon S2 IS, this is just a joke!)

It's compiled machine code - mostly 32-bit code (looks a bit like ARM processor, but haven't double checked). It'll look absolutely nothing like Java - even precompiled Java byte-code

Actually, one thing I can say is that it's not heavily optimised (I use the Greenhills Multi and INTEGRITY and that's astonishingly optimised!). There's plenty of room for squishing it, and perhaps increasing performance, but in using the camera I don't think there's much need for either - it's blindingly fast

Still, I generally use the excellent Ultraedit for all my code editing, including examining binary files. However, there are plenty of freeware hex-editors and hex-viewers out there

Matt

No, you're both forgetting that the native ISO of the sensor is 100. To get ISO 50, you'd have to put a resistor in the circuit to decrease the signal, possible introducing noise from the resistor.

Higher ISO's are created by amplifying the signal, which induces noise as well.

I do hope this thread is real. Having wire-less fire from the built-in flash would make me sooooo happy!

I just bought the K10D over the weekend regardless of the shortcoming, since I have both a 360 and 540 flash anyway.
But being able to use both flashes again without the third dumb flash would be very exciting.

Wireless flash works with the new update. I was brave/foolish (depending on your point of view) enough to load it on my K10D. I've been using it for a couple days. No problems . . . so far.

it's now official on the Penatx Web site.

It's wonderful! ISO control in Av and Tv with the "other" dial, and wireless flash!

I also got the Katz Eye screen. After I screwed it up installing, I actually took it to them where Rachel kindly put the camera back together. Now I have a REAL SLR, just like the old days. I can actually focus without relying on some dodgy electronic thingey, just my eyes!!

My MX's are sitting there going "I told you so!".

The Version 1.10 upgrade is now official

Download link is as follows:
http://www.pentax.co.uk/_uk/photo/products/index.php?cameras&gruppe=digital%...

This thread is now locked, and is continued in the following thread:
* K10D Version 1.10 Firmware Testing

Matt