On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 10:42:58AM -0800, Juan Buhler wrote: > On 12/1/05, Cory Papenfuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One thing I was hoping for that doesn't seem to be in the release > > is the linking of aperture and exposure when using K/M lenses. > > [...] > > Some of us had been hoping for something like that for the D in the past. > > Now what would be extremely great would be if Pentax made the firmware > open source, at least for cameras they are not making anymore, like > the istD. That would create a sizeable following of geeks . . .
I don't think it would be a significant number. If you're that much of a geek, you can probably already find a dis-assembler, etc. But, in any case, that's irrelevant. I don't really see the benefit to Pentax in doing this - if the camera is already discontinued, then it's not going to increase sales. And it *will* increase the number of support calls, even if the only answer is "sorry - you messed with the firmware, so we aren't going to look at the camera".
