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Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:50 pm**

Hi Folks,

Scouring the net I stumbled on a few threads so I thought I'd just post a non-technical summary.....

Seems some of the newer 40D's (such a sexy little number don't ya think?) have been produced with a 1.0.4 version firmware - the original was 1.0.3. It would appear that there is no update from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4 though. But a number of folks have reported an error in the way the new firmware causes the CR2 files to be written - apparently it leaves some info out. The result is that the files don't open in ACR. There is a bit of argy-bargy about whose problem it is

Adobe are working on a fix, and there are some non-Canon utilities to fix the CR2 files.

I would be very surprised if there was not a public update to 1.0.5 firmware from Canon - just speculation...If anyone hears anything I'd be keen to know.

Thanks.

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:24 pm**

Well it looks like the 1.0.5 Firmware has been released for the 40D.

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/eos40d ... are-e.html

Be interested to hear from any early adopters

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:46 pm**

Installed it on mine today.

Will let you know if it explodes :roll:

Posted: **Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:07 pm**

Been playing around taking some shots and I think they have been playing with the LCD screen in this update.

I was previously on 1.0.3 and was finding it VERY difficult to judge focus from the LCD - It was just too fuzzy - although live view was okay.

With firmware 1.0.5 it seems to be much better - just took some shots of the cat :roll:

and the sharpest shots actually looked sharp on the LCD.

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:45 pm**

I'm still on 1.0.3, and ask if anyone has had any regrets re 1.0.5? I'm interested to know if the reported PP problems of 1.0.4 have been addressed.
TIA

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:47 pm**

No problems at all - everything seems to be working fine.

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:59 pm**

Thanks dviv,

'Guess I'll plug it in over the weekend.

Cheers

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2007 10:15 pm**

See what you think about the sharpness of the LCD before and after.

I'd be interested to hear your experience

Posted: **Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:28 pm**

I updated mine a bit before dviv - my initial reaction was "wait a minute, the screen looks better", then I came back and saw dviv's post

Firmware has been good, no problems at all, and curious to know if the screen seems better for others too

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