Hi,
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> Bob Walkden wrote:
>> Erwin Vereecken wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> > I agree, I think we are looking at a nice robust all-rounder
> And then Bob said:
[...]
>> A camera which can't do all of these things is not an all-rounder.
and then Shel said:
> I agree with your definition of an "all-rounder" but I also feel
> that the MZ-S ~does~ address the concerns and needs of a large
> part of the market, which is the general consumer, who is not
> particularly interested in macro photography, photo journalism,
> astro photography, or scientific photography. They want some
> whiz-bang features that make shooting painless, and which they
> can use for family photos and travel pictures. None of my
> non-photographer friends have ever done anything other than
> point and shoot with their gear. Never have they even adjusted
> exposure to compensate for back lighting of the subject, used
> more than the standard fixed or a simple zoom lens, and rarely,
> if ever, used a tripod. In fact, none of them even have a
> tripod.
> Photography is no longer just for photographers.
Of course - I agree. I'm not knocking the MZ-S or anybody who buys it, I'm sure it'll
be
perfectly well suited to most people's needs most of the time. In
fact, it would probably be well suited to most of _my_ needs most of
the time. But it's not an all-rounder and therefore wouldn't suit
_enough_ of my needs to make me want to buy it.
--
Cheers,
Bob
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