Re: [Hampshire] Open Source Camera!

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Author: The Holy ettlz
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Open Source Camera!

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On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 11:19 +0100, Anton Piatek wrote:

> From what I have read, manufacturers like Sigma
> that make Canon fit lenses license the right to use compatible
> firmware so that their lenses work on Canon bodies, whereas other
> manufacturers (cant recall which at the moment) reverse engineer it to
> make the lenses work correctly.


IIRC Sigma's own mount (e.g. on the SD14) uses the Canon EF *protocol*
with a different physical connector.

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