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Subject: [Leica] OT Canon Hack Development Kit
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:40:40 -0500
References: <DE619762-6B68-4215-8670-96A835D5DABD@acm.org>

take a peek at the Lumix cameras

several are the base for Leica P&S

they also show up pretty often on craigslist at good prices--making them 
more disposable

ric


On Jan 12, 2013, at 2:36 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:

> I've been wanting a second small digital camera that would provide DNG 
> output, but was not happy about spending approx. $500. This was to enable 
> the "have a camera always with you" philosophy, and I'm just not ready to 
> do that with my M9. For instance, my sense of balance ain't what it used 
> to be, and I go hiking in strange places where there's a good chance of 
> falling. Hate to fall while wearing an M9. Tina may say that she slings 
> her M on her shoulder, rain or shine, but if something happens to her 
> camera, she gets preferential repair treatment from Leica and a loaner.
> 
> One day, I heard about a hack for Canon point & shoots that will enable 
> provision of RAW. I took a chance on a Canon SX260 a bit under $200, which 
> has convenient settings for a) aperture priority, b) shutter speed 
> priority, both of these also having convenient exposure compensation by 
> 1/3 stop to + or - 2 stops, and finally full manual setting of stop and 
> exposure. To my pleasure, the hack works and will put out Adobe DNG. There 
> are about a hundred other things the hack can do, most of them, in my 
> opinion pretty useless. I picked one other: for chimping, it will splash 
> red on blown highlights.
> 
> For any one who is interested, Google "CHDK"--the acronym stands for 
> "Canon Hack Development Kit". 
> 
> 
> Herbert Kanner
> kanner at acm.org
> 650-326-8204
> 
> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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