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**FozzFoster** · 04-28-2021, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Kwong

That was quick.

Saw the update available and made a quick video over lunch

---------- Post added 04-28-21 at 12:23 PM ----------

Originally posted by nixxo2002

great YouTube channel you have .keep going

Thanks for the kind comments

cats_five · 04-28-2021, 12:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by mtkeller

At the very bottom there's an "I agree. Start download." button. If you're not seeing it, try another browser. (Works for me in macOS Safari.)

Ah yes. The page is long enough it was off the bottom of the screen... Doh!

Thanks!

shyrsio · 04-28-2021, 04:31 PM

Damn, the new menu looks fantastic!

asahi67 · 04-28-2021, 05:19 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks for that, my K3 III arrived today from McBain, first thing I did was the firmware update! Next step is to customize the menu, a video on that would be great (hint hint)

SimplyCreativePhotography · 04-28-2021, 05:35 PM

So my new camera is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. The question is whether I will update the firmware or not before taking my first shot. (I'm thinking not...)

**Michaelina2** · 04-28-2021, 05:38 PM

Might want to check the shutter count before you do anything.

idontstairs · 04-28-2021, 05:42 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks for the video. I'm about to update mine.

gatorguy · 04-28-2021, 05:50 PM - **2 Likes**

I was just logging in to ask some of my fellow Pentaxians for an assist. I tried at least a dozen times to update the firmware. Every step was done properly yet holding menu while booting resulted in a normal startup. Over and over. Trying another freshly formated card with the bin file in the root was the same. Nada. Was my camera defective??

So midway thru my first sentence for this post I thought I'd triple-check the file. Dang if i didn't not only once BUT TWICE download and extract the ....
K3 II file. I'm such a doofus.

And only two beers!

gatorguy · 04-28-2021, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by Michaelina2

Might want to check the shutter count before you do anything.

Why?

**FozzFoster** · 04-28-2021, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by asahi67

Next step is to customize the menu, a video on that would be great (hint hint)

The camera is actually ridiculously customizable.
That would be an awesome topic! Maybe I can get to it!

Originally posted by gatorguy

And only two beers!

Ok sir, you're cut off. Call a cab.

**DWS1** · 04-28-2021, 08:34 PM

That was fast.

**clackers** · 04-28-2021, 09:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by SimplyCreativePhotography

So my new camera is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. The question is whether I will update the firmware or not before taking my first shot. (I'm thinking not...)

I'd update immediately. No point shooting with a firmware version Ricoh are unhappy with!

asahi67 · 04-28-2021, 09:28 PM - **2 Likes**

So after downloading the new firmware to an SD card I put it into the body and proceeded to proceed. Nothing happened (3 trys). Then I noticed slot 1 is now on the left and I had placed the card on the right (same as my K3 and K1) After placing the card in slot 1 on the left all is well.

**bpcarlson** · 04-29-2021, 02:04 AM

I just updated my firmware but at first it wasn't working and thought something was wrong with the camera. Then I saw that with this camera, unlike the K1, and other K3's the positioning of the memory cards are reversed. Slot one in the K3 iii is where #2 is in the other cameras. :-)

**FozzFoster** · 04-29-2021, 06:44 AM

I've never owned a K-3 or a K-1 (only handled in-store or acquaintances) - good to know that the card slots are swapped!
From my K-3 III only perspective, the current order of the cards seems to make the most sense to me - so I'm glad they changed it :P

04-28-2021, 09:28 PM - 2 Likes	#28
asahi67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rainforest of Canada Vancouver Island and the sagebrush of southern Okanagan, BC Posts: 123	K3 III Firmware update. So after downloading the new firmware to an SD card I put it into the body and proceeded to proceed. Nothing happened (3 trys). Then I noticed slot 1 is now on the left and I had placed the card on the right (same as my K3 and K1) After placing the card in slot 1 on the left all is well.

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04-28-2021, 11:20 AM	#16
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,808	Originally posted by Kwong That was quick. Saw the update available and made a quick video over lunch ---------- Post added 04-28-21 at 12:23 PM ---------- Originally posted by nixxo2002 great YouTube channel you have .keep going Thanks for the kind comments

04-28-2021, 12:29 PM - 1 Like	#17
cats_five Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fife, Scotland Posts: 835	Originally posted by mtkeller At the very bottom there's an "I agree. Start download." button. If you're not seeing it, try another browser. (Works for me in macOS Safari.) Ah yes. The page is long enough it was off the bottom of the screen... Doh! Thanks!

04-28-2021, 04:31 PM	#18
shyrsio Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tirana Posts: 780	Damn, the new menu looks fantastic!

04-28-2021, 05:19 PM - 1 Like	#19
asahi67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Rainforest of Canada Vancouver Island and the sagebrush of southern Okanagan, BC Posts: 123	Thanks for that, my K3 III arrived today from McBain, first thing I did was the firmware update! Next step is to customize the menu, a video on that would be great (hint hint)

04-28-2021, 05:35 PM	#20
SimplyCreativePhotography Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Drayton, Ontario, Canada Photos: Albums Posts: 264	So my new camera is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. The question is whether I will update the firmware or not before taking my first shot. (I'm thinking not...)

04-28-2021, 05:38 PM	#21
Michaelina2 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE Michigan USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,302	Might want to check the shutter count before you do anything.

04-28-2021, 05:42 PM - 1 Like	#22
idontstairs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Jeffersontown Kentucky Posts: 143	Thanks for the video. I'm about to update mine.

04-28-2021, 05:50 PM - 2 Likes	#23
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094	I was just logging in to ask some of my fellow Pentaxians for an assist. I tried at least a dozen times to update the firmware. Every step was done properly yet holding menu while booting resulted in a normal startup. Over and over. Trying another freshly formated card with the bin file in the root was the same. Nada. Was my camera defective?? So midway thru my first sentence for this post I thought I'd triple-check the file. Dang if i didn't not only once BUT TWICE download and extract the .... *K3 II file*. I'm such a doofus. And only two beers!

04-28-2021, 05:51 PM	#24
gatorguy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Central Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,094	Originally posted by Michaelina2 Might want to check the shutter count before you do anything. Why?

04-28-2021, 06:01 PM	#25
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,808	Originally posted by asahi67 Next step is to customize the menu, a video on that would be great (hint hint) The camera is actually ridiculously customizable. That would be an awesome topic! Maybe I can get to it! Originally posted by gatorguy And only two beers! Ok sir, you're cut off. Call a cab.

04-28-2021, 08:34 PM	#26
DWS1 Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 1,169	That was fast.

04-28-2021, 09:15 PM - 1 Like	#27
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by SimplyCreativePhotography So my new camera is supposed to arrive on Tuesday. The question is whether I will update the firmware or not before taking my first shot. (I'm thinking not...) I'd update immediately. No point shooting with a firmware version Ricoh are unhappy with!

04-29-2021, 02:04 AM	#29
bpcarlson Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Columbus, Ohio Photos: Gallery Posts: 43	I just updated my firmware but at first it wasn't working and thought something was wrong with the camera. Then I saw that with this camera, unlike the K1, and other K3's the positioning of the memory cards are reversed. Slot one in the K3 iii is where #2 is in the other cameras. :-)

04-29-2021, 06:44 AM	#30
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,808	I've never owned a K-3 or a K-1 (only handled in-store or acquaintances) - good to know that the card slots are swapped! From my K-3 III only perspective, the current order of the cards seems to make the most sense to me - so I'm glad they changed it :P

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