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Hi to 300D forum readers. This is my first post. Read it. Don't read it. Up to you. 
My post refers to the mail from Canon received by jorgexka.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1031&message=6651184
The mail contains a paragraph:
"Decisions to include or exclude a particular camera feature are made by our engineers and product designers in Japan, based on a number of factors. Consumer demand, technological limitations, and customer feedback are all taken in to consideration."
We'll begin this analysis with a look at the technological limitations in the DR preventing FEC from being added. There are none. The camera is well equipped to deal with this feature. Saying the ROM the firmware is loaded on to doesn't have enough room isn't really a legitimate argument considering the 10D firmware is smaller in file size than the DR firmware. Hey! Aren't the firmware files compressed? Nope. They are encrypted.
Surely there has been considerable feedback from people reading these forums to show them there is a demand. If not, the only way is to start bringing it to their attention en mass.
Lets say we petition to have the feature added to the camera. Thus we create a demand. We are still customers. Right? Canon then responds in one of two ways: they add FEC or they don't. In the former case, we are happy campers and feel the love. In the latter case, the only determination we can make is that Canon don't see us as customers anymore. Surely they weren't lying in that email. Great CRM Canon.
Hold on a second! Could we have forgotten the part about "engineers and product designers" being the decision makers? Of course! It was the "engineers and product designers" that worked out the simple business plans involved.
Engineer 1: We really aren't making enough money from the digital rebel. We are giving the customers a 6.3MP CMOS sensor with full 10D hardware minus a bit of RAM. Because RAM is really cheap now the margin on this product is not enough to pay our handsome salary and give us the holidays we deserve. Many other Japanese engineers get this luxury.
Designer 1: By Jove you are right! How can we make more money out of this camera?
Engineer 1: Let me see now. (pauses to contemplate) We can remove the FEC feature from this camera.
Designer 1: Oh? How will that help?
Engineer 1: Well, it's simple. Customer buys DR and realises that FEC is a handy feature for low-end SLR users learning the ropes.
Designer 1: Right. Then what?
Engineer 1: They then need to go out and get hold of something that allows them to use FEC.
Designer 1: What would that be?
Engineer 1: Our flagship flash unit. The Speedlite 550EX. It's a professional flash and the most expensive. We aren't selling enough to the amateur market either. We kill two birds with one stone.
Designer 1: Wow! You really are a useful engineer.
What is wrong with this picture? Could it be that Canon have wiped their butt on that email before sending it?
Apologies for the tangent (hope you enjoyed it) Getting back to it.
There really is only one way to combat Canon's ignorance. We need to work out the firmware and make it happen ourselves. The person(s) doing it needs a camera to pull apart. Is anyone willing to provide it? Does everyone want to donate a few dollars to the R&D fund for non-profit research? On completion, we'll then have full control of the firmware and we'll be able make our own decisions.
With all due respect Canon, you suck. You suck for trying to make us believe it's not possible. You suck for crippling the camera in a way that forces people to buy the most expensive flash in your line. What is worse than an angry Canon customer? Canon customers that have the freedom to do as they please. Customers that can have the features they want in their Digital Rebel.
Let the war on error begin.
-- sammys
My post refers to the mail from Canon received by jorgexka.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1031&message=6651184
The mail contains a paragraph:
"Decisions to include or exclude a particular camera feature are made by our engineers and product designers in Japan, based on a number of factors. Consumer demand, technological limitations, and customer feedback are all taken in to consideration."
We'll begin this analysis with a look at the technological limitations in the DR preventing FEC from being added. There are none. The camera is well equipped to deal with this feature. Saying the ROM the firmware is loaded on to doesn't have enough room isn't really a legitimate argument considering the 10D firmware is smaller in file size than the DR firmware. Hey! Aren't the firmware files compressed? Nope. They are encrypted.
Surely there has been considerable feedback from people reading these forums to show them there is a demand. If not, the only way is to start bringing it to their attention en mass.
Lets say we petition to have the feature added to the camera. Thus we create a demand. We are still customers. Right? Canon then responds in one of two ways: they add FEC or they don't. In the former case, we are happy campers and feel the love. In the latter case, the only determination we can make is that Canon don't see us as customers anymore. Surely they weren't lying in that email. Great CRM Canon.
Hold on a second! Could we have forgotten the part about "engineers and product designers" being the decision makers? Of course! It was the "engineers and product designers" that worked out the simple business plans involved.
Engineer 1: We really aren't making enough money from the digital rebel. We are giving the customers a 6.3MP CMOS sensor with full 10D hardware minus a bit of RAM. Because RAM is really cheap now the margin on this product is not enough to pay our handsome salary and give us the holidays we deserve. Many other Japanese engineers get this luxury.
Designer 1: By Jove you are right! How can we make more money out of this camera?
Engineer 1: Let me see now. (pauses to contemplate) We can remove the FEC feature from this camera.
Designer 1: Oh? How will that help?
Engineer 1: Well, it's simple. Customer buys DR and realises that FEC is a handy feature for low-end SLR users learning the ropes.
Designer 1: Right. Then what?
Engineer 1: They then need to go out and get hold of something that allows them to use FEC.
Designer 1: What would that be?
Engineer 1: Our flagship flash unit. The Speedlite 550EX. It's a professional flash and the most expensive. We aren't selling enough to the amateur market either. We kill two birds with one stone.
Designer 1: Wow! You really are a useful engineer.
What is wrong with this picture? Could it be that Canon have wiped their butt on that email before sending it?
Apologies for the tangent (hope you enjoyed it)
Getting back to it.There really is only one way to combat Canon's ignorance. We need to work out the firmware and make it happen ourselves. The person(s) doing it needs a camera to pull apart. Is anyone willing to provide it? Does everyone want to donate a few dollars to the R&D fund for non-profit research? On completion, we'll then have full control of the firmware and we'll be able make our own decisions.
With all due respect Canon, you suck. You suck for trying to make us believe it's not possible. You suck for crippling the camera in a way that forces people to buy the most expensive flash in your line. What is worse than an angry Canon customer? Canon customers that have the freedom to do as they please. Customers that can have the features they want in their Digital Rebel.
Let the war on error begin.
-- sammys
