Updates for our system cameras

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!.........................

I think I'm about to recover the 1 hours sleep lost due to BST

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It's not mandatory reading, Algi.
If the thread bores you, go take some photos instead..

There's another way of looking at this. I purchased a high end Fuji compact a few years ago and as people here are saying they were always updating and changing the firmware, sometimes even changing the function of the buttons. I found it totally confusing for no real reason and I haven't purchased another Fuji since. It seems that they were unable to get the design and firmware right first time.

For an interesting angle on this issue, see: https://photographylife.com/what-camera-manufacturers-need-to-learn-from-fuji/

Do you get excited by updates to your phone or computer? Really? What a sad life this guy must lead.

He has every right to get excited. You have no right to mock him for it.

No, you are right. Poor soul. (Comment referred to article writer not CMW, in case I was interpreted incorrectly).

It's ok, I understood to whom you were referring.
Still, agreeing with me yet then calling him a poor soul isn't very kind either.
An objective opinion about what [his] article (and this thread) discusses would be more relevant than trying to assassinate his character.

Bloatware comes to cameras

ebay are constantly updating....... every update it gets worse

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The head in the sand, blind defence of Pentax gets a little boring also.

There are areas they do really well, and other aspects they could improve upon -in my opinion.

Agreed, especially when mentioning specifics against Pentax or pro another brand, comments/post seem to get deleted...

Actually NeilP, nothing whatsoever has been deleted.

Well, consider the poor folks who've bought the Samsung equivalents of the K10D and K20D, S Techwin get bored and then suddenly any support for the GX1, GX10 and GX20 disappears.. Same with the NX cameras...

So if a GX develops a fault even the likes of JP or Asahi Photo are defeated. Camera becomes doorstop.

Also, Pentax's adoption of DNG for raw is a massive plus, unless you have Creative Cloud, support for NEF is limited unless you update. And while we are on Nikon, compatability does suck even though the F-mount is older than K-mount, same with speedlights...

OH has had a XPro 1 and XT1 - the firmware updates are just basically there to make sure the cameras work, I found that neither worked perfectly out of the box.

But you don't, right?

imho, that's an outrageous idea.

Look, you make your choice and you pay your money. It's really just that simple.
Pentax gear satisfies many but some want more or better. Nothing unusual or wrong with that. We're all different, we all have our wants, needs and goals. There's plenty of choice [out there] - no-one is 'locked' into a system, that's a choice/excuse.

How many working professionals use [these] forums? Not many I'm sure. They just buy a tool and get on with it. If the tool no longer satisfies their needs they find one that does. Brand loyalty is probably just for amateurs.

IMHO, brand loyalty revolves around being able to upgrade part of a system rather than having to dump everything and start again, be it a new camera body or better lens. (I realise there are some who seem to be prepared change everything quite regularly though!) Pentax are probably favourites for brand loyalty given their long history of lenses and those of third parties that are still compatible with the newest camera bodies without requiring any modification to anything other than setting a menu option or two. And many actually like to mate ancient lenses with the newest bodies.