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Kerusker · 12-28-2012, 01:59 PM - **1 Like**

On the Japanese Pentax site you'll find a silently updated K-5 FW:

Latest K-5 Firmware Update : Software Downloads | PENTAX RICOH IMAGING

It's a minor update since version goes from 1.13.23.23 to 1.13.23.25

The file attributes like date, time etc. stay the same, but content and checksum are different.

If you try and notice a difference, please report.

And a Happy New Year to you all.

**blackcloudbrew** · 12-28-2012, 02:20 PM

Oh great, now I have to worry about should I upgrade again. Good catch though.

vievetrick · 12-28-2012, 05:40 PM

Interesting

**fs999** · 12-29-2012, 04:44 AM

Size and Date-time of the bin file is exactly the same...

**Ash** · 12-29-2012, 05:02 AM

Have you tried to upgrade your FW with this file? Does the camera allow it?

LeDave · 12-29-2012, 05:03 AM

If it doesn't have a significant upgrade purpose or if it ain't broke. Ain't gona update mine =P

bxf · 12-29-2012, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by fs999

Size and Date-time of the bin file is exactly the same...

...which is rather strange, given that the files' contents are very different.

Originally posted by LeDave

If it doesn't have a significant upgrade purpose or if it ain't broke. Ain't gona update mine =P

Ahh, but one doesn't necessarily know if something is broken, until an improvement is introduced and highlights a previous deficiency.

**bjdavey** · 01-01-2013, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by Ash

Have you tried to upgrade your FW with this file? Does the camera allow it?

I just updated (from the first released version of 1.13, to the new silent release referred to above. The camera allowed it (the upgrade screen simply read from 1.13 to 1.13), and everything seems to be working fine.

**bjdavey** · 01-01-2013, 01:38 PM

I just ran some tests on the old tilt flash overexposure issue, and unfortunately the FW update has not corrected it. Using my K-5/AF540FGZ on a tripod focused at a relatively neutral scene, I get perfect exposure with direct flash, and 1-2 stops overexposure the moment the flash is tilted in any direction. Unfortunately this behavior is exactly the same with my new K-5 iis. Interestingly, I have noticed that the overexposure is triggered at the same moment that the tilt icon appears on the flash rear LCD screen. It is possible to tilt the flash a little way before the icon is activated, and the exposure remains fine. Just a tiny bit more tilt, activating the screen icon, is then coupled to the overexposure.

Jean Poitiers · 01-01-2013, 02:01 PM

Thanks for this info ... J

**Ash** · 01-01-2013, 02:31 PM

I updated it also, and the camera performs just as before - no changes AFAIC.

12-28-2012, 01:59 PM - 1 Like	#1
Kerusker New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: near Munich Posts: 12	Silent FW Upgrade for K-5 On the Japanese Pentax site you'll find a silently updated K-5 FW: Latest K-5 Firmware Update : Software Downloads \| PENTAX RICOH IMAGING It's a minor update since version goes from 1.13.23.23 to 1.13.23.25 The file attributes like date, time etc. stay the same, but content and checksum are different. If you try and notice a difference, please report. And a Happy New Year to you all.

01-01-2013, 12:40 PM	#8
bjdavey Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alexandria, VA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 162	FW 1.13 silent update Originally posted by Ash Have you tried to upgrade your FW with this file? Does the camera allow it? I just updated (from the first released version of 1.13, to the new silent release referred to above. The camera allowed it (the upgrade screen simply read from 1.13 to 1.13), and everything seems to be working fine.

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12-28-2012, 02:20 PM	#2
blackcloudbrew Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cotati, California USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,461	Oh great, now I have to worry about should I upgrade again. Good catch though.

12-28-2012, 05:40 PM	#3
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	Interesting

12-29-2012, 04:44 AM	#4
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,647	Size and Date-time of the bin file is exactly the same...

12-29-2012, 05:02 AM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Have you tried to upgrade your FW with this file? Does the camera allow it?

12-29-2012, 05:03 AM	#6
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	If it doesn't have a significant upgrade purpose or if it ain't broke. Ain't gona update mine =P

12-29-2012, 01:07 PM	#7
bxf Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lisbon area Posts: 1,660	Originally posted by fs999 Size and Date-time of the bin file is exactly the same... ...which is rather strange, given that the files' contents are very different. Originally posted by LeDave If it doesn't have a significant upgrade purpose or if it ain't broke. Ain't gona update mine =P Ahh, but one doesn't necessarily know if something is broken, until an improvement is introduced and highlights a previous deficiency.

01-01-2013, 01:38 PM	#9
bjdavey Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Alexandria, VA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 162	I just ran some tests on the old tilt flash overexposure issue, and unfortunately the FW update has not corrected it. Using my K-5/AF540FGZ on a tripod focused at a relatively neutral scene, I get perfect exposure with direct flash, and 1-2 stops overexposure the moment the flash is tilted in any direction. Unfortunately this behavior is exactly the same with my new K-5 iis. Interestingly, I have noticed that the overexposure is triggered at the same moment that the tilt icon appears on the flash rear LCD screen. It is possible to tilt the flash a little way before the icon is activated, and the exposure remains fine. Just a tiny bit more tilt, activating the screen icon, is then coupled to the overexposure.

01-01-2013, 02:01 PM	#10
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Thanks for this info ... J

01-01-2013, 02:31 PM	#11
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	I updated it also, and the camera performs just as before - no changes AFAIC.

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