Originally posted by Duck Dodgers Yeah, I suspect that K20D owners will have at least as much firmware support as we K10D owners saw... i.e., none.
I'm convinced that the only reason for the v1.3 "upgrade" was to add SDM support simply to sell more lenses. This belief was further reinforced (to my mind) by the removal (or at least the hiding) of the "debug mode."
Exposing debug mode is not something any camera maker would do. It creates a support disaster.
I suppose they could include a clause in the menu that voids the warranty on cameras with the debug mode accessed. But then, it'd create a probably larger outcry. As much as I didn't like it I say hiding the debug mode was the right move.
It'd probably be a better move if they just enable the 4 lens AF adjustment while disabling the rest of the debug mode, but I guess it's too resource-consuming.