Regardless of who did the actual development work Fuji is still
responsible for the design work and the quality control work to verify
that the result meets the design specs. I have a sneaky suspicion that
it does meet the design specs... back over to Fuji now.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/4/2012 11:05 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> It's a bit annoying that the pro who had used it for a while gave such a
>> glowing review on video.
>
> Since it was a "pre-production" unit, there is an assumption that some
> of the software bugs will be corrected before release. No need to
> trash a camera that is obviously beta.
>
> But the problem here is that the beta software is never fixed!!!!!
>
> That pro photographer in question is being paid to present the camera
> in the positive light and let the company fix issues that crop up. It
> isn't his responsibility to fix the bugs. Just like Andrew, he has to
> stay on topic. What's the image quality like? Is the overall design
> satisfying? Is it sexy? Leave the software developers alone.
>
> The problem here is that we have come to expect a certain number of
> bugs in version 1.0 of the firmware of every camera. Fortunately, with
> most cameras it is just a small handful of obscure items. With Fuji,
> it's wholesale issues from the basic functionaliy on up.
>
> Andrew alludes to something which I've been been highly suspicious of.
> X-Pro 1 is being manufacturered by Cosina. This isn't a negative by
> any means. This is a company that provides and builds cameras for most
> everybody in the industry. However, when it comes to the firmware, it
> is looking like Fuji outsourced it to Sigma. The firmware doesn't have
> any feel of Cosina to it at all. The problem here is that you have no
> less than two companies involved in the product development and
> manufacturing. Probably three. Cosina building the bodies and lenses,
> Sigma developing the software and Fuji not having a clue how to
> project manage this beast.
>
> Like I said, Cosina isn't the problem. They'll do whatever they are
> told. They have some of the top optical equipment manufacturing
> abilities around with engineers and machinists that know their biz.
>
> The question is "who is doing the firmware?" I maintain that it has
> Sigma written all over it.
>
> AG
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