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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 401601" data-attributes="member: 9240">Fuji and Sony have done major upgrades via firmware at no cost and I think that were Nikon to start charging for certain things it would send some bad ripples down a line where they're already on shaky ground with the competition gaining on them and passing them in many areas.Now, if you want to start charging for roll-your-own upgrades for older cameras (i.e. 100% preview on the discontinued D600) then I don't necessarily have an issue with that.&nbsp; But charging for fixes and new features on the current line of cameras seems doomed for failure.That said, if the only difference between something like the D610 and an as yet to be specified new D620 were strictly implementable in firmware and Nikon were to offer the firmware upgrade to D610 owners via a purchasable upgrade package specific to that camera (i.e. serial number specific) I would say that's a user-friendly option that would appeal to many of us - or at least me.&nbsp; I'll hand over, say, $50 to turn my almost new camera into the new model if the new features would have otherwise just pissed me off because I bought 3 months too soon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 401601, member: 9240"] Fuji and Sony have done major upgrades via firmware at no cost and I think that were Nikon to start charging for certain things it would send some bad ripples down a line where they're already on shaky ground with the competition gaining on them and passing them in many areas. Now, if you want to start charging for roll-your-own upgrades for older cameras (i.e. 100% preview on the discontinued D600) then I don't necessarily have an issue with that. But charging for fixes and new features on the current line of cameras seems doomed for failure. That said, if the only difference between something like the D610 and an as yet to be specified new D620 were strictly implementable in firmware and Nikon were to offer the firmware upgrade to D610 owners via a purchasable upgrade package specific to that camera (i.e. serial number specific) I would say that's a user-friendly option that would appeal to many of us - or at least me. I'll hand over, say, $50 to turn my almost new camera into the new model if the new features would have otherwise just pissed me off because I bought 3 months too soon. [/QUOTE]

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