On 1/22/07 8:51 PM, "Digital Image Studio", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I'm still not installing unknown binaries from unknown sources into any >> of the computing devices I own. > > I figure it's only a US$900 device and even if I had to pay for a > repair it can't cost more than the price of a new one to remedy. It's > a matter of the degree of risk that the owner is prepared to accept. > Personally I'd never risk racing motor vehicles. Over the years, I upgraded firmware of various devices, not just camera. As it would be burnt into ROM, I never took any unnecessary risk. Mfrs caution not to interrupt the upgrading process due to battery run-out etc indicates another kind of risk. In case of K10D firmware upgrade, I knew the formal one would follow very soon and did not think it was the risk worth taking. I am also influenced by many people who ruined the cell phone for example by illegitimate upgrades. If I had to wait for another year to get those improvements, I might have taken the risk (being impatient as I am :-). But it's case by case, unofficial camera firmware upgrade is usually a leak so the risk of burning buggy firmware is probably very low to none. Nevertheless.... Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
