Ah. Cogent. Makes perfect sense. I learned something today. <g>
And so Fuji is greenfield, whereas, say, Nikon is not?
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On May 27, 2014, at 11:51 AM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> What’s a “greenfield” system?
>
> "Greenfield" is when you get to do something (build a building,
> install a new system, etc) where there is nothing there to have to
> work around or maintain. You start construction in a "green field". A
> "brownfield" installation would be where something already exists or
> had existed and you just have to conform to the oddities of the
> situation. Everything else forces you to have to deal with what is
> existing today, which you have to maintain, support or otherwise
> service.
>
> In the context of camera systems, if you are starting out fresh with
> absolutely no existing system to support, work with or otherwise weigh
> you down, that would be a "greenfield" system. Essentially, you have a
> totally blank "shopping cart" on the B&H website and you get to fill
> it with whatever you want without having to worry about compatibility
> with anything else.
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