I always upgrade the firmware. I figure there are probably a few tweaks in there that aren't mentioned in the description. It's never caused a problem, but I do wait a couple of weeks after announcement to make sure there's no complaint from the early adapters.
i suspect the root of your autofocus problems is in your use of screw-drive lenses that were developed for earlier cameras. But that's just a guess. Paul On Jun 22, 2011, at 1:29 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > Judging from this link (that appears on the top of the page you posted): > http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_s.html it is not really > premature. Or at least it does not seem to be that way. > > I am not sure though whether I need to have "Correspond to GPS unit [O-GPS1]" > functionality in my camera... I don't plan on buying that module, you know... > > I'd rather Pentax improved on AF performance of my camera, but that would be > pretty much like beating a not living beast of burden... > > Boris > > On 6/21/2011 23:23, Darren Addy wrote: >> It's been suggested that this may be available prematurely on the UK site: >> http://www.pentax.co.uk/en/Photo-Downloads.html#MediaTypeID4 >> Be the first kid on your block to brick your camera! >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, Nebraska >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
