K10D Firmware

pactrain · 03-25-2010, 01:27 PM

I still have version 1.0 firmware on my K10D. Is it adviseable to upgrade to the latest version? Thanks.

jjdgti · 03-25-2010, 01:41 PM

Check the pentax site for upgrades, the latest supports the SDM lenses, the HCSD cards and othe fixes. Check the website and see if you use/need those features. Upgrading is very easy.

Yonnie · 03-25-2010, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by pactrain

I still have version 1.0 firmware on my K10D. Is it adviseable to upgrade to the latest version? Thanks.

I would update to version 1.03 (latest). It should help improve the SR performance and clean up *some* of the noise for images taken with the 2-second self-timer.

You won't need to install version 1.01 (there wasn't a 1.02) because the latest update always includes the changes implemented in previous firmware versions.

HTH

jjdgti · 03-25-2010, 01:45 PM

See it here:
Manuals and Literature - Official PENTAX Imaging Web Site

I hope it helps.

jjdgti · 03-25-2010, 01:47 PM

Yonnie, Latest K10D is 1.30.
The one you mention is for K20D

jjdgti · 03-25-2010, 01:48 PM

I went from 1.0 to 1.30 without the need to go 1.10, 1.11, 1.20.

JeffJS · 03-25-2010, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Yonnie

I would update to version 1.03 (latest). It should help improve the SR performance and clean up *some* of the noise for images taken with the 2-second self-timer.

You won't need to install version 1.01 (there wasn't a 1.02) because the latest update always includes the changes implemented in previous firmware versions.

HTH

There is a v1.02 for the K10d. It turns on the Remote assistant. The only reason to go full on 1.03 is to support SDM in which case, I would actually wait until I Had some SDM lenses.

**Canada_Rockies** · 03-25-2010, 03:20 PM

Originally posted by JeffJS

There is a v1.02 for the K10d. It turns on the Remote assistant. The only reason to go full on 1.03 is to support SDM in which case, I would actually wait until I Had some SDM lenses.

To reiterate another poster, the last firmware issued for the K10d was 1.30, not 1.03. The major tweak to 1.30 was the SDM support. An option if my DA* 50-135 AF dies a second time is to revert to 1.20 and use the screw drive to focus.

JeffJS · 03-25-2010, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

To reiterate another poster, the last firmware issued for the K10d was 1.30, not 1.03. The major tweak to 1.30 was the SDM support. An option if my DA* 50-135 AF dies a second time is to revert to 1.20 and use the screw drive to focus.

Typo... it happens.

CWyatt · 03-25-2010, 03:35 PM

One of the firware updates also allows putting ISO on one of the finger wheels, which i used all the time after that.

**Canada_Rockies** · 03-25-2010, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by CWyatt

One of the firware updates also allows putting ISO on one of the finger wheels, which i used all the time after that.

I believe you are thinking of 1.10, which put the OK button to use as an ISO button when you aren't using a menu. Press and hold, and the front e-dial magically changes the ISO. You can even see it in the finder. Great upgrade there.

CWyatt · 03-25-2010, 03:50 PM

I was thinking of one where, say you're using aperture priority, your rear dial can be the aperture and the update allows your front dial to be ISO. Was that a firmware update or am I getting confused?

JeffJS · 03-25-2010, 03:54 PM

Originally posted by CWyatt

I was thinking of one where, say you're using aperture priority, your rear dial can be the aperture and the update allows your front dial to be ISO. Was that a firmware update or am I getting confused?

IIRC, V1.10 turned on that feature along with a lot of others (HSS, etc). It's also the version that somebody first hacked into with the magic 5 button press before the Russian hack. V1.11 closed that door in the name of fixing the Rear curtain sync. Virtually rushed to get it out there so people could no longer hack into the Debug mode using the internet published method.

cps_goodbuy · 03-25-2010, 04:10 PM

is the "option" to switch to SDM focus drive attractive?

noblepa · 03-25-2010, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by cps_goodbuy

is the "option" to switch to SDM focus drive attractive?

It might be attractive, but it isn't available. I doubt that Pentax is likely to release a firmware update for a camera that has been out of production for more than two years.

03-25-2010, 01:27 PM	#1
pactrain New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 4	K10D Firmware I still have version 1.0 firmware on my K10D. Is it adviseable to upgrade to the latest version? Thanks.

03-25-2010, 08:18 PM	#15
noblepa Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bay Village, Ohio USA Posts: 1,142	Don't hold your breath Originally posted by cps_goodbuy is the "option" to switch to SDM focus drive attractive? It might be attractive, but it isn't available. I doubt that Pentax is likely to release a firmware update for a camera that has been out of production for more than two years.

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03-25-2010, 01:41 PM	#2
jjdgti Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,824	Check the pentax site for upgrades, the latest supports the SDM lenses, the HCSD cards and othe fixes. Check the website and see if you use/need those features. Upgrading is very easy.

03-25-2010, 01:44 PM	#3
Yonnie Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 110	Originally posted by pactrain I still have version 1.0 firmware on my K10D. Is it adviseable to upgrade to the latest version? Thanks. I would update to version 1.03 (latest). It should help improve the SR performance and clean up some of the noise for images taken with the 2-second self-timer. You won't need to install version 1.01 (there wasn't a 1.02) because the latest update always includes the changes implemented in previous firmware versions. HTH

03-25-2010, 01:45 PM	#4
jjdgti Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,824	See it here: Manuals and Literature - Official PENTAX Imaging Web Site I hope it helps.

03-25-2010, 01:47 PM	#5
jjdgti Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,824	Yonnie, Latest K10D is 1.30. The one you mention is for K20D

03-25-2010, 01:48 PM	#6
jjdgti Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,824	I went from 1.0 to 1.30 without the need to go 1.10, 1.11, 1.20.

03-25-2010, 02:09 PM	#7
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by Yonnie I would update to version 1.03 (latest). It should help improve the SR performance and clean up some of the noise for images taken with the 2-second self-timer. You won't need to install version 1.01 (there wasn't a 1.02) because the latest update always includes the changes implemented in previous firmware versions. HTH There is a v1.02 for the K10d. It turns on the Remote assistant. The only reason to go full on 1.03 is to support SDM in which case, I would actually wait until I Had some SDM lenses.

03-25-2010, 03:20 PM	#8
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by JeffJS There is a v1.02 for the K10d. It turns on the Remote assistant. The only reason to go full on 1.03 is to support SDM in which case, I would actually wait until I Had some SDM lenses. To reiterate another poster, the last firmware issued for the K10d was 1.30, not 1.03. The major tweak to 1.30 was the SDM support. An option if my DA* 50-135 AF dies a second time is to revert to 1.20 and use the screw drive to focus.

03-25-2010, 03:34 PM	#9
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies To reiterate another poster, the last firmware issued for the K10d was 1.30, not 1.03. The major tweak to 1.30 was the SDM support. An option if my DA* 50-135 AF dies a second time is to revert to 1.20 and use the screw drive to focus. Typo... it happens.

03-25-2010, 03:35 PM	#10
CWyatt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,291	One of the firware updates also allows putting ISO on one of the finger wheels, which i used all the time after that.

03-25-2010, 03:40 PM	#11
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by CWyatt One of the firware updates also allows putting ISO on one of the finger wheels, which i used all the time after that. I believe you are thinking of 1.10, which put the OK button to use as an ISO button when you aren't using a menu. Press and hold, and the front e-dial magically changes the ISO. You can even see it in the finder. Great upgrade there.

03-25-2010, 03:50 PM	#12
CWyatt Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,291	I was thinking of one where, say you're using aperture priority, your rear dial can be the aperture and the update allows your front dial to be ISO. Was that a firmware update or am I getting confused?

03-25-2010, 03:54 PM	#13
JeffJS Inactive Account Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,484	Originally posted by CWyatt I was thinking of one where, say you're using aperture priority, your rear dial can be the aperture and the update allows your front dial to be ISO. Was that a firmware update or am I getting confused? IIRC, V1.10 turned on that feature along with a lot of others (HSS, etc). It's also the version that somebody first hacked into with the magic 5 button press before the Russian hack. V1.11 closed that door in the name of fixing the Rear curtain sync. Virtually rushed to get it out there so people could no longer hack into the Debug mode using the internet published method.

03-25-2010, 04:10 PM	#14
cps_goodbuy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 291	is the "option" to switch to SDM focus drive attractive?