Olympus-OM
[Top] [All Lists]

[OM] Re: What would you do? Now: Horse racing and dog. Well sort of . .

Subject: [OM] Re: What would you do? Now: Horse racing and dog. Well sort of . . .
From: "Komtanoo Pinpimai" <romerun@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:31:57 -0600
Olympus have their sdk for sale (http://developer.olympus.com/cameras.html).
Has anyone tried it ?
I'm wondering if the sdk could modify E300 firmware to customize
menu,button,dial etc.,

-kem

On 11/29/06, Allan Mee <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> I was loyal to Olympus for 30 years and neglected trying Nikon and Canon
> until fairly recently. I gotta say I'm very impressed with both my recent
> Canon acquisitions - the A1 and the 300D. I think I may have done Canon a
> big dis-service over the years - BTW Canon have just authorised me to d/l
> the EOS SDK so I can develop software for/compatible with the EOS range (I
> was a commercial programmer for 8 years and it will be interesting to look
> at their SDK [Software Development Kit]).
> Allan
>
>
>
> PS No trees were harmed in the sending of this message and a very large
> number of electrons were asked their permission to be terribly
> inconvenienced. (And threw a party for them afterwards for being really
> cool
> about it).
>
> Disrupting the unnatural balance that you, as a conscious human being and
> a
> confused mass of energy, have created.
> -Disturb the mind -
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [OM] Re: What would you do? Now: Horse racing and dog.  Well
> sort
> >of . . .
> >Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:35:49 -0500
> >
> >I don't really know what's driving Bob but I thought it was the ability
> >to make very large prints.  If that's the motivating factor I'm
> >surprised that his choice is not a 5D or some other full frame variant.
> >   It doesn't look like Nikon is going there and a Nikon APS-C sensor
> >just isn't a whole lot larger than 4/3.  Here I'm talking the physical
> >dimensions of the sensor and not the current pixel count implementation.
> >
> >I just wish I could have a 5D sensor in a body with the egronomics of
> >   a Nikon or a Minolta.  I'd have said an E-1 except that, good as it
> >is, it's really technologically dated by other than just the sensor now.
> >
> >I stayed with Canyon for Oly lens compatibility and ultimately chose the
> >5D for the large sensor.  I'd still do the same for the sake of the
> >large sensor but have come to realize that lens compatibility is a nice
> >little extra that's not worth a great deal in the end since it only
> >boils down to a couple of lenses which could easily be replaced.
> >
> >Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >NSURIT@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > >
> > > In a message dated 11/29/2006 4:36:48 PM Central Standard Time,
> > > bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > >
> > > A lot of  folks here are
> > > slipping away to the Big 2, and I fear I'm one of them. When  the time
> >comes,
> > > and it ain't far away, I'll be making the jump, probably to  Nikon,
> but
> >that
> > > ain't hammered into the stone yet. I've got stuff I need to  do that
> my
> >E-1
> > > just can't handle as well as current offerings from the Big  2, never
> >mind
> > > what the Big 2 will be unveiling as Oly finally trots out the  E-3.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm a little curious why folks are thinking of going to Nik*n as
> opposed
> >to
> > > Can*n.  It is not that Nik*n doesn't make a good camera, but rather if
> >you
> > > have a choice why you would choose a digital camera on which you
> weren't
> >going
> > > to be able to use your OM glass in the event that you wanted to do so.
> >My
> > > remarks need to be tempered by my saying that my first "real" 35mm SLR
> >was a
> > > Nikon F with several great Nikon lenses that was purchase in 1968.  At
> >that
> > > time Nikon owned the high end SLR market.  They have however managed
> to
> > > relinquish that position to Canon over the past 40 years or so.  So my
> >real  question
> > > is, "Why, if the horse you are riding isn't getting you to the finish
> >line,
> > > would you change to the horse which is in second place when you could
> >mount up
> > > on the lead horse just as easily?"  Is there some need to be the
> >underdog
> > > that is driving us to Nikon rather than Canon?  Inquiring minds  want
> to
> >know.
> > > Why Nikon rather than Canon?  <[8^)  Bill  Barber
> > >
> > >
> > > ==============================================
> > > List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
> > > List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > ==============================================
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >==============================================
> >List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
> >List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> >==============================================
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Windows Live™ Messenger has arrived. Click here to download it for free!
> http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/?locale=en-gb
>
>
> ==============================================
> List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
> List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> ==============================================
>



-- 
when you were born, a problem was solved

==============================================
List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Sponsored by Tako
Impressum | Datenschutz