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how to firmware update now?

Started Jun 29, 2021 | Questions
kev-xkq New Member • Posts: 12
how to firmware update now?

l have a 50-200mm(version 3) and want to update it to firmware 1.11 but find no way to do it. i-launcher seems to stop working and I can't open the official website. Does anyone knows how to update now?

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Wahid Khan 1961 Regular Member • Posts: 179
Re: how to firmware update now?
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kev-xkq wrote:

l have a 50-200mm(version 3) and want to update it to firmware 1.11 but find no way to do it. i-launcher seems to stop working and I can't open the official website. Does anyone knows how to update now?

I've never used i-launcher. I get all my firmware updates from this excellent resource;

https://matteverglade.com/lenses/nx-firmware/

The firmware often comes as a compressed file, un-pack it first before copying the 'bin' file on the 'root' of your memory card. Beware, they look very similar, make sure you have one and only one 'bin' file on you memory card at any one time. Also make sure it's the correct one. You don't want to 'brick, the camera or the lens. I delete my 'bin' file as soon as I've updated. When you go via the menu to update the firmware, the camera will recognise if you have a newer version of the firmware and will ask if you want to update. Make sure you have a fully charged battery before proceeding.

It really is very simple, don't be put off by my long-winded explanation.

Hope this helps.

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: how to firmware update now?

Wahid Khan 1961 wrote:

kev-xkq wrote:

l have a 50-200mm(version 3) and want to update it to firmware 1.11 but find no way to do it. i-launcher seems to stop working and I can't open the official website. Does anyone knows how to update now?

I've never used i-launcher. I get all my firmware updates from this excellent resource;

https://matteverglade.com/lenses/nx-firmware/

The firmware often comes as a compressed file, un-pack it first before copying the 'bin' file on the 'root' of your memory card. Beware, they look very similar, make sure you have one and only one 'bin' file on you memory card at any one time. Also make sure it's the correct one. You don't want to 'brick, the camera or the lens. I delete my 'bin' file as soon as I've updated. When you go via the menu to update the firmware, the camera will recognise if you have a newer version of the firmware and will ask if you want to update. Make sure you have a fully charged battery before proceeding.

It really is very simple, don't be put off by my long-winded explanation.

Hope this helps.

Wahid, how do you download the files? If I click on the link all I get is this;

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kypfer Contributing Member • Posts: 985
Re: how to firmware update now?
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Just out of interest, I copied the url given for the 18-55mm OIS into the "Wayback Machine" http://web.archive.org/ and, after a re-direction, was given a zipped .bin file, so the files would seem to be still available!

The .bin was copied to my SD card and now my lens has new firmware

Good luck

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markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: how to firmware update now?

kypfer wrote:

Just out of interest, I copied the url given for the 18-55mm OIS into the "Wayback Machine" http://web.archive.org/ and, after a re-direction, was given a zipped .bin file, so the files would seem to be still available!

The .bin was copied to my SD card and now my lens has new firmware

Good luck

That's amazing! I'm bookmarking the wayback machine! Thanks for the tip!

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Wahid Khan 1961 Regular Member • Posts: 179
Re: how to firmware update now?

markyboy81 wrote:

Wahid Khan 1961 wrote:

kev-xkq wrote:

l have a 50-200mm(version 3) and want to update it to firmware 1.11 but find no way to do it. i-launcher seems to stop working and I can't open the official website. Does anyone knows how to update now?

I've never used i-launcher. I get all my firmware updates from this excellent resource;

https://matteverglade.com/lenses/nx-firmware/

The firmware often comes as a compressed file, un-pack it first before copying the 'bin' file on the 'root' of your memory card. Beware, they look very similar, make sure you have one and only one 'bin' file on you memory card at any one time. Also make sure it's the correct one. You don't want to 'brick, the camera or the lens. I delete my 'bin' file as soon as I've updated. When you go via the menu to update the firmware, the camera will recognise if you have a newer version of the firmware and will ask if you want to update. Make sure you have a fully charged battery before proceeding.

It really is very simple, don't be put off by my long-winded explanation.

Hope this helps.

Wahid, how do you download the files? If I click on the link all I get is this;

Sorry for late response, you may well have a solution via kypfer. However, for the record, you would normally click on the red firmware version and a download would start. I've just checked it and it no longer works. Either that resource is no more or my latest version of Firefox is playing up. I've always kept all the firmware updates from that page anyway, they are very small and don't take up much space so I could forward one if I have it.

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OP kev-xkq New Member • Posts: 12
Re: how to firmware update now?

Thanks

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