Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Didn't Leica monopolize the rangefinder market for years? Actually, it seems as if they still do? :-) grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: >Jayanand, > >Adobe pretty much already owns the Photo and Graphics market, just like >Microsoft pretty much owns the personnal computer market. Sure there are >other players, but they are small change by comparison. > >gene > > >-------------- Original message from Jayanand Govindaraj ><jgovindaraj@eth.net>: -------------- > > > > >>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 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>Leica Users Group. >>>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >