Here's the moment where you pretend that a breakthrough in a given industry would just revolutionize the way you do work, yet you know -- deep down in your heart -- that you'd never take advantage. Okay, so maybe you would, but your friend wouldn't. At any rate, a gaggle of boffins at Stanford have set out to "reinvent digital photography" with the advent of the open-source digital camera. The idea here is to give programmers the power to conjure up new software to teach old cameras new tricks, with the hope being to eliminate software limits that currently exist. In fact, a prototype shooter has already been developed, with the Frankencamera hinting at a future where owners can download apps to their devices and continuously improve its performance and add to its abilities. The actual science behind the concept is stupendously in-depth, so if you're thinking of holding off on that new Nikon or Canon in 2034, you might want to give the read link a look for a little more encouragement....Show more →
It's a fantastic idea, though I would like to see an open-source lens-mount format as well. With cameras, the hardware is usually as or more important than the software.
I have been thinking open-source lens mount for many years. A large lens mount with USB/1394 contacts would be great. No offense, but this has to be done by U.S. companies. I don't think any Japanese company would do that.
what would be nice is an open source camera with a large mount where it is possible to adapt every lens.. with software that can operates all the various AF lenses available on the market, and with a sensor module that is interchangeable.
It is not possible that now in digital we have to buy new bodies if we only want better film :/ Camera makers are speculating on this a bit too much imho
