Update firmware for both body and lens?

[Starkman]

Hey all,

 

New here.

 

So, I have a used X-T10 that I just bought. I was looking to update the firmware, but I think I already have the latest (body: 1.21,  lens 3.12).

 

What's got me confused, however, is that the body firmware page says that the lens should be updated as well, but the link for it takes me right to the body firmware update (I have no way, therefore, to verify if 3.12 is the latest). So my question is, are there two firmwares for this camera or just one? Does the main body firmware update the lens as well?

 

Thanks,

 

Starkman

[Doug Pardee]

As you'd originally thought, bodies and lenses have different firmware and need to be updated separately. To be on the safe side, make sure the body is up-to-date before updating the lens. It should work the other way around, but there have been a couple of unpleasant incidents with certain camera/firmware/lens combinations when the camera wasn't updated first.

 

Here's the page with all of the updates. Scroll down past the cameras to get to the lenses:
http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/software/fw_table.html

 

As you said, the latest X-T10 firmware is 1.21, which you already have. You didn't say which lens you have, but the only lens with firmware at 3.12 or above is the 18-55, and its current firmware is 3.21.

 

So all you'd need to do is update the lens. Unless you typo'd the version number, and you've really got 3.21 already.

 

Note: Fujifilm's firmware update process will only apply newer updates. It will simply ignore update files for the version that's already installed, and for earlier versions. So there's no way to accidentally (or intentionally) set things back to an earlier version.

[Starkman]

Great, Doug, thanks. No, I didn't type the 3.12, so I'll have to update the lens. Found the 3.21 as well.

 

Thanks again.

[Starkman]

To continue here...

 

I downloaded the new firmware for the lens, but I can't get it copied over to the camere; the Paste option isn't available, only View, Sort By, Group By, etc.

 

The card's been formatted (Scandisk SDHC, 32GB) and I can see the card in Windows, but I just can't copy the firmware to it.

 

It can't be, can it, that I have to have a card reader? I sure hope not!

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks.

[Mike G]

Starkman, yes you need a card reader to enable you to copy the download to the root directory of the SD card!

 

Card readers are dirt cheap!

Edited June 8, 2017 by Mike G

[Starkman]

Wow! In this day and age? Well, at least I know now. Thanks much!

[Kimball Kinnison]

Wow! In this day and age? Well, at least I know now. Thanks much!

Usually, in this day and age, your PC/laptop/Mac will have a card reader built in.

[Starkman]

I built my own system, and it's a good system, but no card reader came on the box. Further, didn't have to worry about this with my Nikon D3200, if I recall correctly. Either way, I got a card reader - $18.89 at Walmart, which was a wrong price; the online price is half that! Three trips to Walmart today...hip, hip...hurrah!

 

Thanks again.