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Firmware update for Panasonic lenses with an Olympus body?
Firmware update for Panasonic lenses with an Olympus body?
Does anyone know if this is possible? I have a first-gen Panasonic/Leica* 25 f/1.4 and was wondering if it was possible to even check for updates without a Panasonic body.
Anyone know?
* Yes, I realise that mentioning Them might be against forum policy, but I'll chance it this time.
The Olympus updating method is via an online connection through OM Workplace to the camera. You connect your camera to the PC and then OM Workplace downloads what’s needed and installs it on the camera/lens. Some have reported hang ups in this process (although I’ve never had a problem). The Panasonic update process on the other hand is via downloading a file, copying it to an SD card, and then booting the camera with the update file on the card. It’s somewhat simpler and perhaps more confidence inspiring. That’s what Tram is suggesting.
I had a Panasonic 100-300 on my Olympus body. Plugged my Olympus into computer with USB and opened OM workflow and ran camera update. It found update for Panasonic lens and installed firmware update fine.
There have been instances of Panasonic lenses not working after an updating attempt on Olympus bodies.
When it happens repair responsibility becomes a problem.
Obviously Olympus cannot unbrick a Lumix lens and Panasonic often see it as a chargeable repair.
I have undertaken it vice versa, 12-100 on a G9, but that is with in my opinion the more reliable sd card method.
Still at a loss to understand why the sd card method hasn't been universally adopted.
Far less variables to cause potential costly and time consuming update failures.
I understand what you mean. But otoh, I think the steps in the Olympus process almost amount to the same thing - download file from server to PC, transfer file to camera (sd card for Panasonic, USB cable for Olympus), run install process on camera (camera OS reflashes the new version). I suspect the bricking stories are either people turning the cameras off during the reflash phase, or some hardware or power glitch of some sort. Whether the route of getting the file to the camera plays any part in this I doubt.
To be fair I do not know the circumstances of the lens bricking.
If you look on DPR there are numerous reports of updating problems, mainly with cameras.
These are invariably Olympus which leads me to believe it isn't the best method for whatever reason.
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