That's a helluva stretch for firmware. Try replaceable hardware instead.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/30/2013 1:27 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Yes - depends how you define firmware. If we see it as an integral
> part of the camera's basic operation - Leica had an M3 easy loading
> improvement device available in the 1950's. That was a kind of
> firmware update as it fixed a difficulty with the camera in response
> to customer dissatisfaction and was not a new model. Nikon
> continuously updated its metering prisms in the F and F2. Many other
> examples no doubt. Yes, they are physical and were not free but the
> intent is the same. Andrew Fildes afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.soultheft.com
>
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> http://blur.by/19Hb8or The TLR Compendium http://blur.by/1eDpqN7
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>
>
> On 30/11/2013, at 10:45 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Can you imagine anyone, even as late as the 90s telling you your
>> camera needed firmware?
>
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