https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385832#M23701 <P>I live outside the US, in Oceania, and over the year I have downloaded firmware from the US, Europe etc. and found no disfunction in my gear from doing so.&nbsp; If you have downloaded it, I would simply suggest using the camera as intended and seeing if there are any changes to its operation that don't look appropriate.</P> Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:40:20 GMT Tronhard 2022-09-13T23:40:20Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385829#M23700 <P>I inadvertently installed the European firmware on my US RF70-200 2.8. Is the European firmware different?</P> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:09:51 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385829#M23700 dharge 2022-09-14T12:09:51Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385832#M23701 <P>I live outside the US, in Oceania, and over the year I have downloaded firmware from the US, Europe etc. and found no disfunction in my gear from doing so.&nbsp; If you have downloaded it, I would simply suggest using the camera as intended and seeing if there are any changes to its operation that don't look appropriate.</P> Tue, 13 Sep 2022 23:40:20 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385832#M23701 Tronhard 2022-09-13T23:40:20Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385844#M23702 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/202939">@dharge</a>&nbsp;wrote:<BR /><P>I inadvertently installed the European firmware on my US RF70-200 2.8. Is the European firmware different?</P><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Probably, not. &nbsp;It is not like the lens has a menu system like a camera body would, where language could become a factor. &nbsp;Imagine resetting the camera back to factory defaults and the language changed in the menus.</P> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:07:08 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385844#M23702 Waddizzle 2022-09-14T00:07:08Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385871#M23703 <P>Canon firmwares are the same world wide. You can check yourself for example with sha256 checksum.</P><P>Language restriction in camera is a hidden on/off feature.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 14 Sep 2022 05:38:16 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EF-RF-Lenses/RF70-200-2-8-Incorrect-Firmware-for-My-Region/m-p/385871#M23703 Peter 2022-09-14T05:38:16Z