----- Original Message ----- From: Cotty Subject: Re: Re[2]: Behind the counter with digital
> The point I am trying to make (in a very roundabout way ;-) is that it > all needs to be made foolproof and secure from the interference of the > users!!! Once that happens, the confusion will subside, things will > settle down and people will understand the concept of taking pics using a > digital camera and dropping them off to be processed and printed, just as > they used to. Those that want to get their hands dirty and do it > themselves will anyway. Just the basic family snapper - 90 percent (or > whatever) of the population that uses cameras. > > Surely this must be something to which the foto industry aspires? Or do > you think they are quite happy to leave things the way they are, in a > confusing mess? They may have good reason to.... Crikey, Cotty, I said much the same thing a couple or more months ago. Make it as easy as film. Give em a switch, one way marked "email", the other marked "picture". The problem I see is that the cameras are being designed as computers with lenses, not as cameras with computers built in. Not that I like the interface on most film cameras these days either. William Robb
