Guest stnami Posted September 4, 2009 Share #1 Posted September 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Play the video it is worth your time Open-source camera could revolutionize photography (w/ Video) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Hi Guest stnami, Take a look here Frankencamera not the m9 is the future. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
vanhulsenbeek Posted September 4, 2009 Share #2 Posted September 4, 2009 Did I hear an OZ- accent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecar Posted September 4, 2009 Share #3 Posted September 4, 2009 Thanks for posting - fascinating indeed. If it really works, let's see how long it will take before PanaCaNikon buy the idea and kill it... Or maybe I'm just being too cynical here:rolleyes: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted September 4, 2009 Share #4 Posted September 4, 2009 If they can make an open-source model work for camera firmware, then that would be a huge advantage for smaller firms like Leica. Features like menu support for lens identification could have been done for free by opensource contributors - not to mention the scope for innovation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl101 Posted September 4, 2009 Share #5 Posted September 4, 2009 CHDK has been used on an assortment of cheap Canon cameras for a while now, with some excellent results. CHDK Wiki Examples: Samples: High-Speed Shutter & Flash-Sync - CHDK Wiki Frozen Morph Bus on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Karl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotomiguel Posted September 4, 2009 Share #6 Posted September 4, 2009 I think the future of photography will bring us the complete control of any situation. May be photography will loose something. I think the M9 will give us (like the M8 has given to me) the pleasure of photographing. That's enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 4, 2009 Share #7 Posted September 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Features like menu support for lens identification could have been done for free by opensource contributors - not to mention the scope for innovation. Great idea, until someone releases some firmware that bricks the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 4, 2009 Share #8 Posted September 4, 2009 Nobody is taking the pleasure of photography away, just a shift in practice/technique, only some remnants of past film techniques remain......... it's a digital game. Steve your phone can be bricked and I doubt if you will stop using it for that reason ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 4, 2009 Share #9 Posted September 4, 2009 Steve your phone can be bricked and I doubt if you will stop using it for that reason ..... Yes, but if it is, it'll have been bricked by the manufacturer, and it will be their responsibility to repair or replace it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 4, 2009 Share #10 Posted September 4, 2009 Don't count on companies keeping their responsibilities be it the phone, computer software or even your bank.............. then again you do use your phone to chock up the wheel of your horse and cart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted September 4, 2009 Share #11 Posted September 4, 2009 Well it may be great and cool to change your photos around but what did all the great photographers of the 40,50 and 60's do??? I bet they did not get computer ass from sitting around changing all the pictures in photo shop till they where happy. I don't have the time to dic_ around all night after going out for a day taking pictures. But I also think it is all right to do it if thats your thing I just don't have the time. Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 4, 2009 Share #12 Posted September 4, 2009 great photographers of the 40,50 and 60's do???..they used film something that is no longer practical commercially in the climate of the 21st century. Feel free to communicate via your computer your pigeon will thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimboom Posted September 4, 2009 Share #13 Posted September 4, 2009 I sold my Canon equipment 2 month ago, I was tired carrying a computer behind my lens, I’m not against technologies advancement, but there is thing that does not need to be change, the soul of photography is between the ears of the photographer and in is heart, not on a wafer of semiconductor. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted September 4, 2009 Share #14 Posted September 4, 2009 Yes, but if it is, it'll have been bricked by the manufacturer, and it will be their responsibility to repair or replace it. Opensource doesn't mean untested or poor quality. Leica can easily opensource the firmware, and accept and include fixes and patches that prove to be useful. Assuming they can efficiently regression test the firmware using a simulator, that should work just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted September 4, 2009 Share #15 Posted September 4, 2009 Bernard a wafer of semiconductor is no different to film it just has some advantages when used, plus I find my heart usefull even in the most mundane activities that I perform Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erg Posted September 4, 2009 Share #16 Posted September 4, 2009 Great idea, until someone releases some firmware that bricks the camera. Theoretically it's possible that the firmware could detect adult content or military installations causing to brick the camera. Additionally you could be geotagged and located by security forces for immediate interrogation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimboom Posted September 4, 2009 Share #17 Posted September 4, 2009 Bernard a wafer of semiconductor is no different to film it just has some advantages when used, plus I find my heart usefull even in the most mundane activities that I perform I ear you in a heart beat! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
diogenis Posted September 4, 2009 Share #18 Posted September 4, 2009 I dont understand: They intend to implement open sourced firmware to available cameras, or are they going to build their own camera and give an open source firmware for it? Anyway sounds like the stupidest thing no matter which are their intentions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted September 4, 2009 Share #19 Posted September 4, 2009 Theoretically it's possible that the firmware could detect adult content or military installations causing to brick the camera. Additionally you could be geotagged and located by security forces for immediate interrogation. One of the advantages of open source is that if a manufacturer did something like that, someone else would be able to undo it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted September 4, 2009 Share #20 Posted September 4, 2009 I dont understand:They intend to implement open sourced firmware to available cameras, or are they going to build their own camera and give an open source firmware for it? Anyway sounds like the stupidest thing no matter which are their intentions. Their intention is to define and get someone to manufacture a new camera with flexible, all-electronic or -electromechanical controls and all the hardware interfaces published so that anyone can write software for it. It definitely won't pose a threat in the short or medium term to the established digital manufacturers (a cellphone sensor and Canon lenses) but will be a great tool for students and experimenters who want to get into computational photography - which is where a lot of the action will be in five or ten years' time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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