D200 Version upgrade - How many are doing it if they don't need it?

[Ray Stuff]

I'm a little leary of messing with something that seems to be working pretty well for me. At this point I'm not convinced I need this upgrade. Anyone else out there have any thoughts on this? I expect if I was going to eBay the D200 I'd go thru the trouble of upgrading it just to say it has the latest, greatest, fastest, sexyest upgrade on the planet!! Otherwise, my dog is sleeping pretty well so I think I'll just let him lay.

Ray.............

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'When trying to make art, don't make the camera do all the work.' from CBS Videographer Darryl Barton at NPPA boot camp.

 

[heyadle]

Takes 5minutes, painless, do it and move on.

dale
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Homicidal tendencies be damned, I'm stopping the medication.

 

[sube5186]

If you don't need the added features listed below, there is no point in upgrading. I have no intention of upgrading, as I don't need the new features. If/when there is new firmware that actually "improves" performance in some way, then I'll upgrade. Even if you disagree, wait a while to see if there are any bugs that come along with this new firmware before installing it.

New Features of Firmware 2.0.0:

1. Image authentication item has been added to the setup menu. The optional Image Authentication software is required to authenticate images.

2. A Wireless transmitter item has been added to the setup menu. This item is available only when the optional Wireless Transmitter WT-3 is connected to the camera.

Sube

I'm a little leary of messing with something that seems to be
working pretty well for me. At this point I'm not convinced I need
this upgrade. Anyone else out there have any thoughts on this? I
expect if I was going to eBay the D200 I'd go thru the trouble of
upgrading it just to say it has the latest, greatest, fastest,
sexyest upgrade on the planet!! Otherwise, my dog is sleeping
pretty well so I think I'll just let him lay.

Ray.............

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'When trying to make art, don't make the camera do all the work.'
from CBS Videographer Darryl Barton at NPPA boot camp.

 

[Torgeir Jensen]

have a nice day
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life is raw

 

[brianf]

My 70-200 HSM does not need to go to Sigma to be re chipped, it now works with the AF ON button, it didn't with VER 1.

Regards.

Brian.

 

[JK5700]

Nikon have been known to use upgrades to introduce undocumented fixes with firmware upgrades. The change from 1.0 to 2.0 suggests that it is a major upgrade.

The fact that Sigma lenses now work correctly is an example. The improved focussing on the last D70 upgrade is another.

Install it and move on.....

 

[BruceEvans]

I'm more at home on the computer side and "undocumented features" scare me. As often as not, they're either experimental or shortcuts to help the programmers do their work. Usually "undocumented" also means "unsupported."

Until Nikon announces that there are other features in the upgrade or a lot of people here find them, I'm staying put. Never buy version x.0

Bruce

 

[Torgeir Jensen]

Nikon have been known to use upgrades to introduce undocumented
fixes with firmware upgrades. The change from 1.0 to 2.0 suggests
that it is a major upgrade.

The fact that Sigma lenses now work correctly is an example. The
improved focussing on the last D70 upgrade is another.

The improved focus for D70 was annonced.

The AF-ON button error was caused by wrong implementation in the Sigma lenses. But you are right, this was not annonced. Anything else?

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life is raw

 

[brianf]

want to scare you

Keep reading you will change your mind.

Regards.

Brian.

 

[JK5700]

I was being sarcastic - for me undocumented features = bugs!

 

[brianf]

But you are right about the bug fixing element why admit liability for a problem when you can fix it while implementing newly documented options.

Regards.

Brian.

 

[geoffroy51]

Well, look at this thread on the Nikonians forum.

http://www.nikonians.org/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=read_count&om=19697&forum=DCForumID202&viewmode=threaded

It seems that the firmware upgrade fixes the AF problem on Sigma lenses and improves the VR behaviour on 18-200 and 200-400 lenses!

We may have a case where Nikon could not claim to have fixed problems that they never admitted they had
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Louis
Montreal, Canada
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[Just Shoot Me]

I'm more at home on the computer side and "undocumented features"
scare me. As often as not, they're either experimental or shortcuts
to help the programmers do their work. Usually "undocumented" also
means "unsupported."

Until Nikon announces that there are other features in the upgrade
or a lot of people here find them, I'm staying put. Never buy
version x.0

Bruce

You say to never buy version X.0 of anything, well that is exactly what you, and I and many others, bought with the D200. If you follow your own advice then you shouldn't of bought a D200 until this new 2.0 firmware came on all production units shipped.

 

[Robert Cohen]

They're talking about improved VR with the 18-200 (which I have) and improved shadows, so I think I'll go ahead and do the upgrade. I wouldn't have bothered for the announced new features, but it sounds like the unannounced features (or undocumented features) are useful.
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--Bob

 

[Torgeir Jensen]

Yes, there seems to be some unreported bugfixing in the new ver. 2.0, so I will do the update too. But, it's better to calm down and let the guys with the itchy fingers do it first
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life is raw

 

[Roger J. Buffington]

It is quick, easy, and worth doing.

Be sure that you copy only the "A" version to the CF card, do the upgrade, then delete the "A" version and replace it with the "B" version and then do the upgrade again. Then verify that you have 2.0 for both A and B.
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Roger (W6VZV)
Huntington Harbour, California
Surf City, USA

'I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, like my Grandfather...'
Not screaming, and in terror, like his passengers...'

 

[Roger J. Buffington]

They're talking about improved VR with the 18-200 (which I have)
and improved shadows, so I think I'll go ahead and do the upgrade.
I wouldn't have bothered for the announced new features, but it
sounds like the unannounced features (or undocumented features) are
useful.
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--Bob

Bob, I seem to notice that my 70-200VR is snappier for autofocus on bird shots. Before it wanted to do one "hunt" before locking on. Not since the upgrade. I admit that this may be my imagination, but I do not think so. Have not tried it with the 18-200VR yet.

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Roger (W6VZV)
Huntington Harbour, California
Surf City, USA

'I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, like my Grandfather...'
Not screaming, and in terror, like his passengers...'

 

[AviBen2]

I generally apply all upgrades, because in the past Nikon did more than just the major "announced" changes or improvements -- and the posts above demonstrate this is another example.
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AviBen

 

[JK5700]

But you are right about the bug fixing element why admit
liability for a problem when you can fix it while implementing
newly documented options.

Regards.

Brian.

Precisely!!!

 

[azguy]

Good advice here. I just upgraded mine. Who knows what else was fixed? This is common for all computer and camera manufacturers.
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JohnE
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