Michael Reichmann and Juergen Specht of the openraw initiative have posted this letter and the email addresses of the major camera manufacturers in hopes of having concerned photographers contact them. We encourage all who care about truly owning their files to send a version of this letter to those who have control over the various RAW formats:
Dear Sirs,
I am writing to add my name to the list of photographers from around the world that are requesting that your company, as well as the other major digital camera makers, adopt a policy of open documentation of RAW formats, past, present and future.
I am also requesting that your company adopt a universal RAW format. The DNG format has been put forward as such a possible standard, but we are willing to accept any truly open standard as the industry may agree upon.
I support the position on this taken by the OpenRAW Working Group (http://www.openRAW.org/).
Please add my voice to those that are against proprietary and encrypted RAW file formats. I urge you to act swiftly to support your customers so as to ensure our continued loyalty to your company's brands and products.
Sincerely,
(Your name)
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