I should confess that I probably take as many pictures (as
opposed to burning thru frames to make sure I got it) with
my Olympus Epic Stylus 80. It fits in a shirt pocket, the
lens is good, I trust the metering and the people I'm with don't
have to wait around while I fiddle with gadgets and meters
and lights,; and they can use it to -- otherwise there would
never be any memory-type pictures with me in them.
My first "real" camera was a shoe-box type Brownie with a
fixed lens and a single speed shutter and I probably went from
ages 6 to 15 before I realized that a camera could have adjustments.
As someone pointed out, Kodak's first "You push the button, we'll
do the rest" came preloaded; you pointed and shot, and when
it was all used up, you sent it back to Kodak for processing and
reloading. Just like today's disposables. Polaroid has made
millions on the same concept. Most of its cameras and films
have been no-brainers.
I've got my Pentaxes and my 6cms and my 4x5 for serious
shooting, but my walking around camera is still a no-brainer
Olympus that fits in a shirt pocket.
At 05:23 PM 05/09/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>In one sense I suppose the dumbing down is good for those who are not dumb.
>If one really wants quality images in difficult (read "impossible to
>accomplish with a P&S") situations, I suppose they will have to contract the
>services of a professional, or at least someone who knows how to use a
>camera that can handle such things....
>
>I should say that I share my existence with one of the most wonderful people
>on the planet. My wife is very bright, tri-lingual with a diplomatic native
>fluency rating in all three. She is raising two beautiful children and
>manages to juggle far more than I on a day-to-day basis. When she was
>routinely traveling to Central- and South America, she took a lot of
>pictures. At first it was with Kodak Instamatic- types of cameras. Then she
>switched to disposable cameras.
>
>Paul M. Provencher
>(ppro)
>
>
Buford C. Terrell
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Professor of Law (713) 646-1857
South Texas College of Law
1303 San Jacinto Houston, TX 77002
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