bretti_kivi wrote:
we're forever updating the software we put out onto the market.

Lots of reasons:
- Marketing wanted a date set
- we've tested like crazy but there's some strange but common combination we screw up with
- new improvements should be implemented
- mild changes to avoid incompatibilities which are rare but significant

... and that's without mentioning security bugs which are the number one reason you should update EVERYTHING on your computer on a *very* regular basis. It's no longer Windows, it's everything else that runs on the computer that's now the aim of the hackers.

The other point was this: the firmware was probably produced relatively early in the cycle. Only now has someone thoroughly tested the situations which were "real", i.e. there's been code improved with regard to the high ISO buffer limits. The limit was probably there with "justification" in a certain context, but in a photography context for the user the technically correct decision may make no sense.

As such, firmware updates should be greeted - not necessarily with enthusiasm, but certainly as a sign that the company gives a toss and is trying to ensure a good product is in the hands of their customers.

Bret