I'm mostly excited for the faster scrolling of magnified images, otherwise I probably wouldn't bother updating it. I certainly don't need the extra buffer anyway.
had a scare:
ran the update (from cf card not dpp). when it was done, the 'enter date' screen pops up, but it seems to flicker, as does the card read light. then it goes to error 70, tells me to pull battery.
I do. turn it back on to the same error message.
pull battery again, card and back-up battery and wait a few seconds.
put it all back together with a different card and all is fine.
Eric Gottesman wrote:
I don't have the fastest card, but my buffer went from 16 to 22. That's worth 3 minutes of my time.
I didn't notice significantly faster scrolling of magnified images. Then again, I didn't really have a problem with the scrolling speed.
I think that card speed would have more of an effect on the time it takes to clear the buffer than it would have on actual buffer depth. I suspect that the differences that people are seeing in the number of shots showing in the buffer after the firmware update is more related to ISO settings, noise reductions settings, etc. than it is related to the speed of the CF card.
Lots of nice updates on this one. The custom file numbering is quite nice, no more 9999 limit. The auto ISO max limiter will be really helpful. Once you get used to using.the image rating, its nice for marking shots of interest or serves as a bookmark for post work. Thanks Canon, but I can't find the 61 pt auto focus setting.
uz2work wrote:
I think that card speed would have more of an effect on the time it takes to clear the buffer than it would have on actual buffer depth. I suspect that the differences that people are seeing in the number of shots showing in the buffer after the firmware update is more related to ISO settings, noise reductions settings, etc. than it is related to the speed of the CF card.
Les
Here's a test
1000x lexar 32gb 34 burst cleared in 7 seconds
533x adata 32gb 28 burst cleared in 18 seconds
266x patriot 16gb 26 burst cleared in 24 seconds
So the card does matter in burst length and clear speed.
Both of these are significant in shooting wildlife or sports, with the clear speed mattering more to me, because after your buffer is full, you are paralysed to a slow speed while you miss shots.
As well the conclusion is that you can't compare numbers posted here because differing settings (iso, shutter speed, will effect the results - they need to be standardized).
[all above at M, 1/2000, iso 100, f4, high burst, auto focus with same lens on same spot with same exposure setting.]
