TTArtisan Firmware Update

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The Firmware Update: After encountering frequent failures of the focusing system with my X-Pro1 and X-E1, my two oldest X cameras, I started searching the web to see if other users were having the same problem. As it turns out, firmware updates were made available on May 17, 2023, just two years after the lens' introduction on March 11, 2021.

Costs: Some purchases would be involved. Both of these expenditures can be considered investments, since I'm sure they'll be used again. First, I spent $20.82 for a USB Type C cable. Next, there was a $20.30 purchase of WinRAR, a program that opens RAR compressed files. There was a free trial offer, but I opted to just buy the software outright.

USB Port: Image Source: Click here.

For the record, I paid about $130.00 for this lens on February 7, 2025. This link quotes a price of $103.00, which includes some free goodies more useful than the ones I recieved with my earlier purchase. I almost want to buy a second one, just to cash in. Very suspicious, the price dropping at this moment in history.

Tutorials: If you visit the TTArtisan's website, you can see that several lenses have firmware updates available. You may also notice that they have created a tutorial on how to perform the updates. I wasn't too enthusiastic about the factory's efforts, but found this one on YouTube which I believe was better presented.* While the instructions were for a Nikon Z lens, just be sure that you download the Fuji X file update and proceed.

At the time of publication, I've installed the updated firmware, and immediately saw an increase in reliability. I won't say the TTArtisan lens is as reliable as the original Fuji, but I am feeling more confident that it will perform properly if it is ever called to duty as my emergency backup.

*I reviewed this video, and while I thought it was clear, infrequent computer users might have some difficulty understand some concepts like "drag and drop" and basic file/folder hierarchy. I suggest you watch the video several times to familiarize yourself with the process.