Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, you mean unlocking a disabled feature of the hardware that already existed, I think. Since the M8 doesn't even have the same processor arrangement, (two instead of one), obviously different circuit board arrangement to support that, different pipeline, different sensor, different A/D conversion, processes 80 % more data etc you may need a magic wand. I'll leave it to the determined programmers to debate then ! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 10 July 2010 00:15, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Is there any reported success with anyone ever making this kind of change > to > > a camera's firmware? Not just unlocking a feature but adding capabilities > > that never existed in the design? > > Yes - I've hacked the firmware in various d SLRs to get features from > higher spec models. I even got one back from service with a note > about the "interesting behaviour" of one camera from an authorised > service centre. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >