Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG
From: jgovindaraj at eth.net (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Thu Nov 2 20:19:03 2006
References: <002901c6fef9$f9889ef0$6501a8c0@asus930>

Hoppy,
Handing over something to Adobe is more dangerous than Nikon/Canon 
IMHO....That is handing the keys to digital to as close a monopoly that 
you can get.
Cheers
Jayanand

G Hopkinson wrote:

>Mehrdad, do you see this as a problem? Isn't the whole idea to have an open 
>standard that any camera maker can use? With none of the
>information encrypted or limited to a proprietary standard? Leica bundles a 
>free program to read the files with the M8, as you know.
>If another camera maker chose to use the format they could do the same. For 
>users of Photoshop, of course, you can install a
>converter as a free plug in.
>Cheers
>Hoppy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
>[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>mehrdad
>Sent: Friday, 3 November 2006 13:14
>To: Leica Users Group
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG
>
>the only and the biggest problem with dng is adobe. you have touse
>thier tool to convert them.
>
>On 11/2/06, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>  
>
>>Well, I know nothing about DNG but a photographer I know is shooting the 
>>D2x
>>in NEF/RAW then converting to DNG and he says the extra storage space is
>>great.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Eric Korenman"
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 DNG vs DMR DNG
>>
>>
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>>
>>>would be nice if I could compress the DNGs post-camera in computer to save
>>>space.
>>>Anybody know how to do that?
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>      
>>>
>>>>David Young,
>>>>Logan Lake, CANADA
>>>>        
>>>>
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Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG)
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