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October 15, 2008: Olympus, Panasonic and Sigma have joined forces to launch an online firmware update service that will enable users to easily update the firmware in interchangeable DSLR lenses compliant with the Four Thirds System standard, even when the camera and lens are not made by the same manufacturer.
The new service commences today and is the first of its kind. The way it works is simple. After mounting the lens on the camera, the user can go online and download the latest lens firmware. Previously, lens firmware could only be updated when the lens was mounted on a camera made by the same manufacturer, regardless of whether or not the mounted lens is compliant with the Four Thirds System standard. Now users can update the firmware of a Panasonic lens on an Olympus camera or vice versa. Similarly, the firmware in a Sigma lens can also be updated on either an Olympus or Panasonic camera. For more details, please click on one of the following links. The information provided also includes details on firmware updating.
* For Four Thirds Lenses and Olympus Camera Users
www.olympus.co.jp/en/support/imsg/digicamera/download/software/firm/e1/index.cfm
* For Four Thirds Lenses and Panasonic Camera Users
panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/
* For Four Thirds Compliant Sigma Lenses Users
www.sigma-photo.co.jp/english/support/soft/firm/
(Sigma lens firmware does not need updating as of October 15, 2008.)
Details of the Four Thirds system can be found at www.four-thirds.org/en/products/download.htm
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