[Leica] Re: - Proprietary formats

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

My images first go to Nikon Capture for batch processing, but in no way is
NC better than PS for fixes or tweeking. $99 program vs. $599. Yep, this
would be more damage to Nikon.

Is NEF patented? Maybe that's their thing.

So you mean the whole time I used my Kodak 126 Instamatic with Kodak film, I
could have used Fuji film? The sticker told me "ONLY USE KODAK FILM"

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen"
Subject: RE: [Leica] OT - Proprietary formats


> Actually, I think not. Because I think that Nikon will quickly see that
> doing this hurts it in terms of market share, which is what it's all
> about. Photoshop is the industry standard for digital "darkroom" work,
> and any manufacturer that tries to do an end run around Photoshop, or,
> more to the point, force users to adopt a proprietary software, is in
> for a rude surprise - imagine if a film camera manufacturer had produced
> a camera that would only use Fuji film, and wouldn't work with Kodak, or
> a camera that produced negatives that would only work with one kind of
> enlarger or paper.