[LRflex] Re: Now, to boost the sales for the R10, if ever it comes, it should come with...

  • From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 10:49:10 -0500

Sorry Xavier, 
I am with Aram on this. While I find incredible merit in the concept of being 
able to change the software in one's camera, I find the linkage to a 
prospective R10 to be tenuous at best. Were one to write a top ten list of must 
have features of an R10, five of them would be that the apeture functions the 
Aram Describes. One look at how well Zeiss Lenses for AF camera sell offering 
'true' aperture operation combined with blissful manual focus and the WHY 
becomes completely obvious.

Once again let me state the concept you point towards, Xavier, is imho going to 
happen. The iPhone is completely and utterly validating the concept. Apple has 
shown that it is possible to provide a functioning and stable operating system 
to allow the hardware and software to get along well then create a walled 
garden marketplace to equally outsource camera feature writing, protect 
customers from hamfisted app writers, and make money off every last app bought 
and sold. 

Sincerely
Richard in Michigan

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On Mar 2, 2012, at 10:14 AM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hacking to provide features is one thing, but it all comes down to making an 
> R adapter with some kind of position detector/solenoid that allows the 
> camera to detect what f-stop the lens is set to, and to allow it to stop the 
> lens down when the shutter is depressed.  Anything short of that and you 
> might as well just be doing what I have been doing, adapting the lens to 
> existing cameras of your choosing.
> 
> Aram
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bille Xavier F." <hot_billexf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 4:14 AM
> To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [LRflex] Now, to boost the sales for the R10, if ever it comes, it 
> should come with...
> 
>> Hello Flexers. ... It should come with at least "Easter Eggs" or a pack to 
>> hack the firmware: 
>> http://www.43rumors.com/after-the-gf2-also-the-gf3-could-be-hacked-soon/ 
>> It seems that Panasonic has opened the Pandora Box for the Customers to 
>> have fun. And to me, it's a good thing. I can imagine a day when some gear 
>> would come with an open source base, for customising the menus or 
>> arranging the interface. Mind You, the Olympus E3 has an embedded set of 
>> services that can be driven from a PC but it ain't no fun compared to a 
>> "hack 'n crack". The Digilux 3 has a service mode with various 
>> informations such as the shutter count (mine has little over 15000 in 4 
>> years, a drop in the ocean...). It's quite fun. Cheers.
>> -------------------------------------
>> 
>> 
>> Xavier F. BILLE
>> 
>> Maisons Alfort
>> France.
>> 
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