FujiFilm RAF Version (write warning)

[greybeard]

I understand that a warning message is displayed if an attempt is made to write to a FujiFilm RAF file which isn't on the tested list.

What is the process for getting a new version approved?

The warning is not really meaningful as the test should really be a combination of model and version (if needed).

The RAF version matches the firmware version and for most FujiFilm camera models (or at least the X series and GFX series) this would start at 0100 and progress from there.

As an example 0100 is on the approved list so a new camera is automatically approved whereas an older camera with new firmware may get the warning (if another camera hasn't coincidentally been given the same firmware version).

As another example I have X-T3 RAF files with versions 0200,0210,0300 and 0301 - the 0200 and 0300 are approved (because they happen to match the approved versions for older cameras) but 0210 and 0301 get warnings (because those numbers haven't been seen before).

[Phil Harvey]

I added this warning because a long while back Fuji changed the format of the RAF files and I was worried about the possibility of another incompatible change.  However, nothing has changed since then, so I could perhaps remove this check now.

- Phil

[greybeard]

I wonder if the answer would be to warn if a new model hasn't been tested?

(It would seem unlikely that Fuji would change the RAF format for an existing model)

[Phil Harvey]

I was hoping to get something that would be forward compatible with future models.  If this was truly a RAF version number, then everything would be great.  I think it is overkill to warn on each new model.

- Phil