Can I use the E-3 to update the firmware of any Four Thirds System-compliant lens?
The answer depends on what company manufactured the lens. Olympus Imaging Corp., Panasonic Corporation and Sigma Corporation offer a joint firmware update service that makes it possible to download and install firmware for one another’s Four Thirds System-compliant lenses when the lenses are attached to any of the companies’ Four Thirds System-compliant cameras. The service is not available for Four Thirds System-compliant lenses manufactured by other companies, such as Kodak, Fuji and Sanyo. Panasonic/Leica and Sigma lenses mounted to an Olympus E-System camera body can be updated using the software packaged with the camera. Click on the appropriate link below for complete instructions. Update using OLYMPUS Master 2.x. Update using OLYMPUS Master 1.x/ OLYMPUS Master Plus 1.x. Update using OLYMPUS Studio 1.x / OLYMPUS Viewer 1.x. For more information on the joint firmware update service, visit the Four Thirds System Web site.
