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Subject: [Leica] DIY lens coding durability
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Wed May 9 19:19:30 2007

nikon is not letting you program their menu, which is what was implied.  
nikon has a menu item for this, not open menu system.

gene

-------------- Original message from Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net>: 
-------------- 


> Nikon does this with the D200. You stick on an old manual lens and in 
> the menu you enter the focal length and aperture of the lens and hey it 
> knows what lens is there. Pretty sweet. 
> 
> Only thing the Nikon has the Leica does not is the AI connection, but if 
> the software is simply helping with the cyan creep then all you need is 
> the focal length, right? 
> 
> grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
> > you don't see canon or nikon doing this, why should leica? 
> > 
> > gene 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message from mehrdad : 
> -------------- 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> the simplest thing is for leica to open up their system via a menu 
> >> option, i really can not understand their arrogance and ignorance. 
> >> open systems live, closed one die and go away. the more people make 
> >> stuff for leica the bigger the market for leica. they are not shutting 
> >> down zeiss or cosina, just their own doors. 
> > 
> 
> 
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