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Mark B.
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My G1 has been updated with 1.0.0.1, and I haven't noticed any changes in manual using a Sunpak 383.
Mark
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eshropshire
Veteran Member
I am getting a little tired of the complaints about the G1 not using 3rd party flashes. Canon from day one said that the camera only worked with Canon EX flahses. I have a nice SunPack flash that is now in my closet gathering dust, but I knew it would when I bought the G1.
Ed
Ed
eshropshire
Veteran Member
Adam,
That is really strange, before the update mine played when spinning counter-clockwise, now after the update it only plays when spun clockwise.
Ed
That is really strange, before the update mine played when spinning counter-clockwise, now after the update it only plays when spun clockwise.
Ed
I'm assuming you meant 1.0.0.2.
Thanks for the information. I'm going to skip this update.
Thanks for the information. I'm going to skip this update.
Peter T44178
Veteran Member
Where did Canon say that? My manual says: "Non-Canon brand flashes may not fire. Please check the manual for your flash." My third party flash fires. But the camera doesn't work properly. And the manual doesn't say anything about that.
It will fire (or should) at full strength. The (e)-TTL feature will not work. Therefore, you have to set your camera at the recommended settings according to the flash.
Let's not waste more keystrokes explaining, Peter. Despite mountains of explanation many people are still clueless.
This update seems to fix only the LCD problem Canon described, other improvements reported by others seem to be just pure perceptions. However, the new firmware now also disable some non-Canon TTL compatible flashes -- so much for undocumented "fixes". What else can surprise me?
Michael
This update seems to fix only the LCD problem Canon described, other improvements reported by others seem to be just pure perceptions. However, the new firmware now also disable some non-Canon TTL compatible flashes -- so much for undocumented "fixes". What else can surprise me?
Michael
BryanS
Veteran Member
Nah, after all your explanation, many of us simply don't care. Give it a rest, will ya? Or at least learn another song already.
Dennis Teo13935
Well-known member
I think everybody got their update wrong. When I plug in the 8Mb card I seems to be able to take thousands of photo in raw mode, than I realised that the pictures were transferred to my computer when I switch it on, no need for any connection wired or wireless. I am on my way to sell away my 1Gb MD and save enough money to go on a world tour with the 8mb CF card. Anyone out there joining me for the tour?.
It's a neat little program. But I'm still holding my breath, waiting for longer-term feedback from the braver souls out there.
I love to use the F8 trick for macro photography.
Flash on Tv set at 1/640. When I do this the
speed will drop to 1/250 and apperture to F8.
In shadow areas outdoors the LCD is very dark
hardly able to frame the subject.
After the upgrade the LCD is very much brighter.
It only gets dark when pointed to a very dark
conner(gain up reach its limit?).My imagining
or is this an improvement?Could someone pls
check by pointing to a dark conner note the
brightness and try again after upgrade.
Flash on Tv set at 1/640. When I do this the
speed will drop to 1/250 and apperture to F8.
In shadow areas outdoors the LCD is very dark
hardly able to frame the subject.
After the upgrade the LCD is very much brighter.
It only gets dark when pointed to a very dark
conner(gain up reach its limit?).My imagining
or is this an improvement?Could someone pls
check by pointing to a dark conner note the
brightness and try again after upgrade.
S Clark
Veteran Member
Gotta have some humor or this computer stuff will drive us nuts. Anyway today i played with my camera some and yes I think the update is a good one. The lcd colors changing is gone and i had it in all modes. the auto focus is definately faster and so is the manual. Now if only the darn thing would learn to sleep later heh heh.
Yu-Lin Chan
Well-known member
After upgraded the latest firmware, my non-Canon flash can not be triggered reliably any more. Out of the 10 shots, at least 3 or 4 will not fire. Before the firmware upgrade, my flash was triggered reliably almost every shot. So much for the update. I should have skipped it.
Yu-Lin
Yu-Lin
Sorry to hear about that. Lucky for me I held out from upgrading.
You can try to reinstall version 1.0.0.1 firmware and see if the camera will accept it, if you still have a copy. If not, just ask for it on the forum, I'm sure a few people still keep a copy and can help you out.
You can try to reinstall version 1.0.0.1 firmware and see if the camera will accept it, if you still have a copy. If not, just ask for it on the forum, I'm sure a few people still keep a copy and can help you out.
Peter T44178
Veteran Member
I keep telling myself that I won't about this any more. I'll be fine for a few days and then I give in to the dark side.
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Yu-Lin Chan
Well-known member
I doubt it will work. The update program checks the current version before it does the firmware update (it did tell me what version I had before proceeding with the update). I suspect that the firmware detects a non-Canon flash and randomly disable the triggering on purpose!!! How else could be explained that it only works (or not work) randomly??
Georg31623
Well-known member
Hey Yu-Lin
what flash do you have? I have a Metz 32MZ-3 it sometimes doesnot fire with the old firmware too! (1 out of ten) I use second curtain on this with improved results picturewise. But this might be the reason for not firing?
After I read that the Canon Flash allways uses aperture wide open, I hesitate buying it. I like the broad DOF on the pictures. So far I could do pretty well with the Metz (Fstop 4 usually), it would be a great loss to lose it!
Regards
Georg
It seems that since I made the firmware update, my camera is slowly sprouting everywhere. I think it is morphing into a D30! What will Canon think of next!
Kevin Bjorke32030
Leading Member
Maybe you have a different definition of "day one."
When Canon first showed the camera at Photokina it was shown coupled to a studio system. Phil has photos of it, right here on DPreview. Just look up his shots from Photokina 2000 in Cologne.
When Canon first showed the camera at Photokina it was shown coupled to a studio system. Phil has photos of it, right here on DPreview. Just look up his shots from Photokina 2000 in Cologne.
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