[Leica] Re: World standards

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Lawrence Zeitlin offered:
Subject: [Leica] Re: World standards


> Ted,
> Certainly every company is trying to bury its competition - but there  
> are world standards in digital photography.
> JPEG is one, as is TIFF, JPEG 2, MPEG, etc. Just about every digital  
> camera will record in JPEG and all software programs will read it.  
> RAW is simply the direct feed from the camera's sensor before it is  
> converted to JPEG or whatever. Since each manufacturer's camera line  
> has a unique set of components, RAW files come in many flavors.
> 
> As far as files being impossible to read because one or another  
> software maker has been swallowed up, the original program that you  
> bought has not been recalled or made inoperative. You just won't get  
> manufacturer's support any more. I have many pieces of equipment  
> which are still functional long after the manufacturer has gone out  
> of business. Examples: my Konica-Minolta 5400 scanner, Weston meter,  
> Speed Graphic, etc.
> 
> Finally, modern computer jargon is no more confusing than all that  
> stuff about film types, color compensation filters, developer  
> dilutions, color processing solution schedules, lens focal lengths,  
> shutter speeds etc. that you learned and repressed half a century  
> ago. It's just a different language.
> 
> You can teach an old dog new tricks.<<<

Thank you good sir as this old dog just learned a new trick! :-) 
ted