Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve the three reported functions are: Focal length and aperture data added to EXIF Interface with the zooming head of a dedicated flashgun (I bet it talks to the Metz SCA adaptors too). Vignette correction added to jpg and RAW images The bundled software does not allow the correction to be optional from the RAW file. Nevertheless the correction has been made in-camera along with the other processing. Big whoop for the first two, certainly unlikely to be worth the money. Jury's out on the third ;-) Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Friday, 13 October 2006 09:42 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] LHSA meeting in Wetzlar; Leica Camera AG On Oct 12, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > This is indeed what one of the guys at the Leica stand told me-- > that the corrections applied by the 6 dots have an impact on the > RAW files, not just the JPEGs. Of course, being a cynical > economist, I suspect that he may just have been telling me that in > order to entice someone who only shoots RAW to nevertheless spend > the money on the magic dots... I was told that the dots do nothing ! but get info put into the exif data...not true ? Steve > > Nathan > > Lottermoser George wrote: >> It would seem to me that even a RAW file has had some firmware >> software applied to it. In theory as little as possible before >> post processing - but some never the less. If my suspicions are >> true - then the firmware software could indeed apply some >> correction to a RAW file. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george@imagist.com >> >> >> >> On Oct 11, 2006, at 9:32 PM, mehrdad wrote: >> >>> as the raw >>> software shipped with this camera does not do anything with the info >>