On Sun, 15 Jul 2001, William Robb wrote:
> I suppose the question would be this: Is it harder to learn how to use
> and remember how to operate a simple camera, such as the LX or an
> Asahiflex, or a camera with 20 inscrutable functions, and a plethora
> of buttons and switches with little pictographs beside them that are
> supposed to identify their function? Manual photography is not rocket
> science, but running these cameras is getting close.
True enough. At the same time, people wanting no-brainer cameras don't
have to worry any more about lining up exposure needles as long as they
can remember to put their auto-everything camera in its green auto mode
and let it do everything. Easier in some ways, but not in others. Will
auto-everything cameras make it easier for people who understand
photography to take better photos? In some cases, yes, but not always.
Sometimes they can allow shots to be captured that couldn't before, but
other times they can just confuse the matter, as you point out. My point,
if I have one, is that auto-everything cameras can make life a lot easier
for people who know nothing about photography and who use cameras as a
simplifying tool in much the same way that we'd use things like automatic
transmissions instead of standards, word-processing programs instead of
typewriters, and calculators instead of abacuses.
chris
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