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: "Allan Mee" <bigalsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:53:46 +0000
If the 'rules' for the Olympus SDK similar to the Canon SDK rules, 
developers aren't allowed to disclose such info.
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: "Komtanoo Pinpimai" <romerun@xxxxxxxxx>
>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 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
>==============================================

_________________________________________________________________
Find Singles In Your Area Now With Match.com! msnuk.match.com


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

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