which first lens?

[back alley]

Only other thing I can think of is to try one of the earlier fw updates like the one prior to 2.0.

Gary

ver. 2 keeps popping up...

anyway, the world series is about to start...

 

[f16sunshine]

Had the same problem Joe. It was my cards. I think because I had been using them in the x100 previous. I don't understand exactly. Anyway, I found an old 2g card I had left over from my RD1 days. Formatted in the xp1 and then was able to do the download and FW update to v2.
Good luck!

 

[semilog]

The 18 is not as good as the 35, which I'm sure you know. Though it is very good. The speed is useful in low light.

The 18 focuses a little faster. It's a lot smaller and almost weightless. In those respects it's a better lens than the 35, even if its optical performance is not quite up to the same lofty standard.

Depends what attributes you need, and value.

 

[back alley]

unbelievable...card # 6 worked!!

i deleted every copy of the update from my download folder..used an ancient 1g card and it finally worked!

 

[GaryLH]

It's the sd card.. Just unbelievable

It's the sd card.. Just unbelievable

Better keep that one sd card in a safe place 🙄

There has got to be a bug in the Fuji low level drivers for particular sd cards to work and others don't, yet the camera can recognize it fine to store pictures.

Gary

 

[willie_901]

Hurray!

I think deleting everything from your download folder helped. Fuji's firmware delivery system is crude at best.

I move the downloads right away into folders with detailed names ASAP.

No comfort... But your experience is mirrored on Fuji centric forums the day of every major firmware update.

 

[back alley]

bought the 18 after work today, came home trid to upload the new firmware...same damn thing...says it's not there!

 

[macjim]

bought the 18 after work today, came home trid to upload the new firmware...same damn thing...says it's not there!

If its a brand new lens, it shouldn't need updating, but you can check by holding down the display/back button and switching on the power. Then check which firmware the lens and body shows. Remember, the body has to be version 2.0 firmware before the lens will update.

 

[back alley]

it tells me to upgrade when i turn the camera on...it worked for me eventually.

 

[SausalitoDog]

it tells me to upgrade when i turn the camera on...it worked for me eventually.

Joe-

Forgive me if you feel this is too obvious, but did you format the SD card in the camera? Fuji is very sensitive to this. If you didn't, I think you can assume all of your cards are just fine once remformatted in camera.

Cheers,

Tom

 

[back alley]

the cards were formatted in camera, yes.

 

[kuvvy]

Joe only had a quick scan of this thread, hopefully I've read it right. I had the same problem with the last update on the X100. Told I needed to delete the other downloads off the PC. Sometimes the updates have the same name, FPudate whatever, and the camera doesn't recognise it.

Paul

 

[SausalitoDog]

the cards were formatted in camera, yes.

Boy, that is really weird, Joe.

I wonder if they are old, slower cards?

If they are, they are best left out of the x100. It is really readily apparent that the faster cards really have a noticeable edge in the x100 than you would see in say a high end nikon or canon. Don't know why - it might be buffer size or whatever, but with the fuji cameras, it really pays to have the fastest card you can find.

Tom

 

[paulfish4570]

50 equivalent, always, for me ...

 

[GaryLH]

The imbedded SW updater in the camera is behind times in how it works. Reminds me of boot loaders w/ imbedded updater back about early 2000 from my own industry.

The Sony nex and even the sigma DP updater are so much better.

Gary

 

[back alley]

for the record...both body and lenses have been updated.

the cards i used ranged from the oldest and smallest...kingston 1 g card to the latest...sandisk extreme pro 95gb speed.

the 1g card eventually was the winner.