woodym1
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Has anyone updated the new Firmware for the D500?
New D500 Firmware
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Which version? I looked at the update released this month (12/2024), going from 1.31 to 1.40, and there doesn't seem to be much there at first glance.
If that's all of it, I'll pass on this one.
If that's all of it, I'll pass on this one.
woodym1
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that's the one
I haven't bothered. Looks like "Changed the default password displayed on the connection menu after all the camera's settings were reset." was the only thing contained in the update.
I remember someone mentioned in another thread about firmware that Nikon sometimes includes subtle performance improvements in the updates. Is everything they add always listed in the description?
We will never know for certain, but probably not. My personal philosophy is that unless the firmware upgrade solves a critical issue that needs to be addressed immediately, I prefer not to be on the bleeding edge of upgrades. But if a release has been well vetted, then I'll do the update in case there are silent improvements, even if it is not needed.
--Ken
In that case, we'll probably never know, since most everyone is shooting ML now, with virtually no feedback on any board for the D500. I will probably install it on the off chance there is some other improvement in there. Seems a lot of effort for a default title change.
Firmware update downloads could be used by the manufacturer to determine the level of support that they need to provide for their products. (I'm not saying that is the case here, or anywhere else in particular.) A miniscule number of FW update downloads would show that the level of support needed for a product could be curtailed to a certain degree.
Understood. I still have a D500, but do not use it as much as I used to now that I have a Z6iii. I'll probably do the FW update at some point soon, but am not expecting to see any changes. Still, you never know.
Good luck,
--Ken