[LRflex] Re: Dumb idea? Good idea?
- From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:03:15 -0500
Good idea; makes sense.
>From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [LRflex] Dumb idea? Good idea?
>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:36:06 -0700
>
>All:
>
>I look at Leica's photo numbering system, and wonder "why?" After
>all, it's simply an L, followed by 7 digits... a 3 digit folder
>number, and a 4 digit "serial number. Use up 9,999 photos, and the
>folder number increases by one.
>
>Like many, I try to file my photos in sequence ... by date. So, I'd
>like to see the numbering system draw it's folder number off the
>built in calendar, within the camera. The sequence would be
>YRMOSNUM. Thus a photo taken today, might be 07071234. When the
>clock ticks over to August, a new folder would be created, with the
>digits 0708 and the serial number reset to 0001.
>
>Of course, this system would only be good for those who shoot 9,999
>or fewer photos per month, so a camera would have to have the
>"normal" numbering system as an option.
>
>However, for those of us who shoot fewer than 10k photos per month,
>we'd be able to say ... "Hmmm.... I want to see my photos of Costa
>Rica ... was there in Dec 05/Jan 06... " and thus simply go to the
>folders 0512 and 0601 to find them. Fast and easy!
>
>To me, it makes more use of the leading 4 characters than Canon's
>"IMG_" , Nikon's "_DSC" or Leica's "Lxxx".
>
>I've thought of passing this on to Leica, as a firmware option for
>the R10. But, before I do, I thought I'd ask ... a good idea? Or a bad
>idea?
>
>The more who take the time to answer, the better, as I will quote the
>statistics to Leica. So, if you prefer to lurk, please send your
>answer (it need be a simple, "good" or "bad") to me, off list, at
>telyt@xxxxxxxxxx If you prefer to simply hit "Reply", and answer on
>list, that's OK, too!
>
>Many thanks, for your input!
>
>
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>
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