20D Version 2.x firmware on the way?????

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Oct 25, 2004
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Just read this on the Canon forum at DPREVIEW, does anyone have any info on this?

"Just heard that the 20D review is being held up at Canon’s request,,,they’ve asked DPReview to assist in a beta test of a 2.x firmware upgrade which will resolve several issues."

Lou

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JD
John Doe
Oct 26, 2004
It is just a rumor a "friend of mine that works for heard from a friend of his that…" type of rumor. Not that it couldn’t be true, but I wouldn’t go holding my breath. Canon so far has been incompetent with regards to fixing the problems some people are having with the 20D. I also find it strange that they would go from a 1.05 to a 2.xx firmware. While there are a fair number of little bugs in the thing I don’t think there is enough to make that big a jump in firmware numbers.

I would trust this rumor more if the owner of DPReview was to say "Yes, they have asked me to hold of on my final review until the new firmware comes out." But, he hasn’t said a word. I also, don’t like the fact that this suggests and he is willing to hold a review so the problems can be fixed so that it makes the camera look like it is problem free. That is not what reviews are for.

John

"Lou" wrote in message
Just read this on the Canon forum at DPREVIEW, does anyone have any info on this?

"Just heard that the 20D review is being held up at Canon’s request,,,they’ve asked DPReview to assist in a beta test of a 2.x firmware upgrade which will resolve several issues."
Lou

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very_simple
Oct 27, 2004
John Doe wrote:

I would trust this rumor more if the owner of DPReview was to say "Yes, they have asked me to hold of on my final review until the new firmware comes out." But, he hasn’t said a word. I also, don’t like the fact that this suggests and he is willing to hold a review so the problems can be fixed so that it makes the camera look like it is problem free. That is not what reviews are for.

John

Hmmm. I guess all that stuf about how good SD9 Sigmas are is pretty accurate too eh? NOT!

DP review is like any other publication. They rely on advertisers for their existance. They rely on manufacturers for their review products. Now who would slam their source of revenue and the source of review products just to cut their own throat and end their existance? At the end of it all the poor reader is the one who is need ed least of all.

Doug
JD
John Doe
Oct 28, 2004
Actually, few companies that I have ever worked with have had any say in how, when or what is contained in a review. I have been reviewing software and hardware since 1992. The fact that DPReview has ads may play a small part but the companies do not control the reviews. If they do then DPReview is 100% worthless because then they are nothing but the companies marketing mouth piece and that means they can’t be trusted. I doubt that is the case.

John

"call me any name" wrote in message
John Doe wrote:

I would trust this rumor more if the owner of DPReview was to say "Yes, they have asked me to hold of on my final review until the new firmware comes out." But, he hasn’t said a word. I also, don’t like the fact that this suggests and he is willing to hold a review so the problems can be fixed so that it makes the camera look like it is problem free. That is not what reviews are for.

John

Hmmm. I guess all that stuf about how good SD9 Sigmas are is pretty accurate too eh? NOT!

DP review is like any other publication. They rely on advertisers for their existance. They rely on manufacturers for their review products. Now who would slam their source of revenue and the source of review products just to cut their own throat and end their existance? At the end of it all the poor reader is the one who is need ed least of all.

Doug

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