[lithedreamer]

Confusing verbiage used in the Download Instructions:

"Only PENTAX K-3 users are permitted to download the firmware update."

"This software may only be used by users who own the PENTAX K-3."

Shouldn't this be better said: "Applies only to the K3."

Even that leaves unnecessary ambiguity regarding its specific applicability to the K3ii.

It's probably meant to assuage you of two things:

• You shouldn't try to reverse engineer this firmware update.
• You should return to the downloads oage if you want the K3ii version of the firmware.

[timautin]

Great new!

[bxf]

...so I can get the 55-300...

You've just answered the question "I wonder why Ricoh/Pentax bothered to provide the update for K-3 owners".

[boriscleto]

You've just answered the question "I wonder why Ricoh/Pentax bothered to provide the update for K-3 owners".

I had the DA L but I sold it with my K-5 to my father. The Sigma 150-500 is too big to carry on long walks, so the 55-300 RE would be a good compliment to the 18-135 for walks.

[mee]

You've just answered the question "I wonder why Ricoh/Pentax bothered to provide the update for K-3 owners".

Yep and smart of them to get that firmware update out just before the sales start...

[pjv]

The day my K-3 is sold, Peter, it will either be an antique or part of my estate sale (hopefully both!)

Ditto for me too buddy !! The users selling their kit to fund K-1's are the winners in the resale stakes

[MBT74]

It would have been nice if Ricoh had said "we are working on a firmware upgrade for the K3" a month ago when I got sent the new 55-300 PLM instead of the older DA WR one I ordered. I wouldn't have returned it then and imported the screw drive model from the US.

[radeon7750]

I have just updated my K-3 to the latest version 1.30 and everything went OK. I will test and see if there are any noticeable improvements, other than the already mentioned kaf4 compatibility.


P.S. I was pretty nervous during the whole process, given the fact that firmware 1.33 had bricked my K-7 exactly two years ago. I'm very glad this time everything went fine.

[brunomcf]

I wonder if they still want to make a software update for the K-30 and by want, I really mean want, because when the K-50 receives the update, nobody can't say that the K-30 has a hardware limitation.
This update could mean in the future the 3rd life of my K-30, since the aperture control died I have been using with my two vintage aperture ring lenses on manual mode.
A good standard zoom would be great to make this great camera greater again. I believe it can be a bit work for Pentax, but it is this kind of service that made the brand reputation and that kept it loyal until today. Even after having a broken camera for a well known issue, that unfortunately in Germany would cost almost 400$ to repair, I decided to keep all my lenses and buy a K-3 instead of selling everything and go Canikon.

[W412ren]

Well my Black Friday 55-300 PLM arrived today so I had a quick trial with the K3. No pictures just balance and focus near-far etc.

Spot on - locked on every time - nothing fast-moving mind but seems to work flawlessly so far, feels nice on the camera body.
Collapsed down it's just slightly larger than the 18-135; fully extended, it's the same at 300 as the 80-320 at 320.
It's so quiet.
I will be testing it out fully during the "Single in December" challenge.

[timb64]

Any chance this update will be rolled out to the K5ii?

[lithedreamer]

Any chance this update will be rolled out to the K5ii?

I'm sure Ricoh will let us know around the same time they let you know.

[timb64]

I'm sure Ricoh will let us know around the same time they let you know.

Thanks

[UncleVanya]

Any chance this update will be rolled out to the K5ii?

Who knows? They didn't let anything leak about this update so I wouldn't say it can't happen but I'd say it is as unlikely as this seemed to be.