I'll be happy to install the firmware upgrade.
Pierre
At 22:31 2004-09-30 +0200, you wrote:
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:21:22 +0100 From: "Konstantinos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: EOS 20D firmware update on the way - Here we go again ?
- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 8:07 PM
> Canon Inc. has confirmed that it plans to release a > firmware update for the EOS 20D. The new firmware > (Version 1.0.4) is scheduled to be posted on the Canon > Inc. website no later than tomorrow, October 1.
Does anybody think that the convenience of firmware upgrades (from manufacturer's point of view) has any impact on testing before a product is released ? Is marketing and competition for who brings out first the x Mp camera pushing quality tests aside ? I dont think that a new firmware release costs canon anything.
Imagine if all those cameras needed to be returned to Canon service centres to be checked and fixed for whatever the firmware is fixing. It would cost them WAY too much money,resources, plus it would knock customer confidence if they had to send 2-3 times a year their camera away for 'upgrades' and fixes. Would Canon in such a case be more careful with what they're releasing ? Ok,they're not as bad as other manufacturers, but starting to post f/ware updates so soon after the release... i don't know...
We used to get all grumpy when film bodies came up with a flaw - are we now more tolerable ?
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