The camera comes with a USB cable, and no the instruction manual does not explain the upgrade process. It's pretty simple though and can be done by downloading the upgrade to a CF card from your computer, and then uploading it to the camera. Drop me an email off list if you need help, but I don't think you will.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 5:42 AM Subject: Re: I did it. > Thanks, will do. Does the instruction manual explains the upgrade > process? Does the camera come with a USB or firewire cable? > On Jan 22, 2004, at 10:13 PM, Bill Owens wrote: > > > Paul, > > > > When it arrives, make sure it has the firmware upgrade. Since the > > upgrade > > has only been available for a week or so, it's probably going to have > > Version 1.0 installed. > > > > Bill > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:56 PM > > Subject: Re: I did it. > > > > > >> Thanks Bill. I'm looking forward to getting out to Kensington with my > >> 400/5.6, which will now have the field of view of a 600. Should be > >> fun. > >> Paul > >> On Jan 22, 2004, at 9:47 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: > >> > >>> It's a brave new world, Paul......... > >>> > >>> Congratulations. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Sent: January 22, 2004 9:38 PM > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: I did it. > >>> > >>> Well, I sold about $1200 worth of screwmount lenses in the last few > >>> days along with my Spotmatic Motor Drive, so I ordered an *ist D. My > >>> local camera store, which I truly appreciate, wanted $1599. B&H > >>> wanted > >>> $1345. It was a no brainer. I also ordered the Lexar 1 gig CF card > >>> and > >>> a card reader for my computer. I figure I'll need more cards at some > >>> point, but at least I can get started. A couple of months ago I was > >>> sure that I would wait for a 10 megapixel digital before buying, but > >>> I > >>> eventually came to realize I had a lot of equipment that I not only > >>> didn't use -- I didn't even look at it very often. Now I figure my > >>> second digital body will be that 10 megapixel camera. The *ist D will > >>> do nicely for now. Yeah, I'm going to miss some of my beautiful screw > >>> mount lenses. To my mind there is nothing in the photographic > >>> universe > >>> that is anywhere near as nice as those fluted metal barrels. But they > >>> were probably not happy being stored in air tight bags in the back > >>> of a > >>> dark closet. (Cesar got the best piece of screw mount glass I owned, > >>> -- > >>> the SMC 85/1.8 . List member Bernd Scheffler got another of the > >>> great > >>> ones -- the 120/2.8. So some of my good screw mount glass is still in > >>> the PDML family. ) I have saved a half dozen very nice M42 lenses, > >>> and > >>> I can still fondle now and then, so the separation isn't total. But > >>> it's time to move on. I'm looking forward to exploring the world of > >>> digital with my very modern manual focus K lenses <vbg>. > >>> Paul Stenquist > >>> (No longer a fondler) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > >
