wolfman

Nikon just released a lens distortion update for numerous cameras.
Go here and check if there is an update available for your body.
http://downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/index.html

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

:thumbup: Thanks. Both cameras now updated.

wolfman

Your welcome. I found it when I was poking around on Dpreview. It covers a lot of lenses.

ddetloff Loc: Fair Haven, MI

Thanks. Just updated the Df and D7100.

Don

greymule Loc: Colorado

I'm still asleep, I guess. How do you use the link?

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

First, click it. Then, when the page loads, enter your camera model and click the Search link. On the resulting page, click on Firmware updates. Read.

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Thanks, just did my 7200 pretty easy.

Brayyd Loc: Biloxi, MS

I'm not sure about this link. I went there. Tried to download the file that was supposedly for my Nikon D7200. Instead my Internet Security program caught some kind of virus and blocked it. I then went to the Nikon site (not clicking on the link, just straight to the site) and discovered there are NO firmware updates for my D7200. If you downloaded this and ran the executable file, you might want to do a virus scan.

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

If you search Distortion Control Data version 2 on the Nikon site it will direct you back to the download center site.

My camera is working fine and I have exceptional virus and malware software on my computer and it didn't detect anything.

greymule Loc: Colorado

Thanks, Bruce. I'll get right on it!

Brayyd Loc: Biloxi, MS

I did search the Nikon site for distortion control update. Found one. I downloaded direct from Nikon and had no problem with my Internet Security blocking the file. Again, when I tried earlier by clicking the link, my security program blocked some sort of .bot file and flagged as malicious. Just telling you what happened. I'd advise going to the Nikon site and bypassing the link above.

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS

I am confused. When I downloaded and extracted the file. It said it was ow on my computer. Wouldn't one want to download the file to a card and then transfer it to the camera? Previous updates have had me do that.
I would appreciate any advice.
Thank You
Terry

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

Yours are valid concerns. Should not be taken lightly. The web works in mysterious ways sometimes. Nonetheless, when I first saw the post, I clicked the link. It took me to Nikon's site with no issues. It's possible you have a service (or something) running on your PC that your AV software thought was a virus. I've seen crazier things.

If you get a chance, you might want to just run an AV scan. I ran a quick scan on mine when I read your post, and it turned up nothing.

Good luck.

brucewells Loc: Central Kentucky

Terry, what you say makes perfect sense, but unfortunately, it's a bit of a technical issue here. The file that one uses to update the camera is a binary (.bin) file, and operating systems don't like messing with them very much. Trying to send one across the internet might just get it reported as a virus and it would be squashed. In others words, your download would fail.

To get it to you, Nikon uses a compression utility (think .zip file), and they use an option of that utility to make the downloaded file an executable (. exe). This negates the aforementioned issues.

When you execute the file, the compression utility unpacks the .BIN file onto your hard drive, so you can copy it to your camera's card.

This process is not unheard of, at all. In this case, with Nikon, when you execute the file, it will make a folder (in the same location as the .exe file) and unpack the .BIN file into that folder. The folder name will be the same as the file you downloaded.

Go to that folder and copy the .BIN file to the root of your camera's card. You'll be set to go.

Good luck.

EDIT: Reread your post and see you had already updated. :thumbup:

latebloomer Loc: Topeka, KS