Well, they were correct <grin>.
With this damn P&S Digital camera I am trying to use I have to spend
minutes trying to figure out how to tell the damn camera to do something
I know how to do almost without thinking with a purely manual camera.
With a manual camera it takes me about 10 minutes to figure out how
everything works. I have been messing with this new toy since July. Now
you can say it is just a matter of learning new skills. To that I can
say most manual cameras come with a 16 page manual that is primarily for
people who have never used a camera before, and the new toy came with a
300 page manual that tells you what switch or button to push for what,
and then does nothing about informing you why you would want to do that.
Not that someone with 50+ years of photography needs to be told most of
those things, bu the guy I got the camera from said the remote control
never worked (It does if you set the camera to use it. BTW why should
you have to set the camera to use it?) , and there were some other
problems with the camera that reading that manual fixed. He owned it for
3 years!
300 pages of FEATURES! You have got to be kidding when you say that is
better than having to learn about exposure, focusing, f-stops, and
shutter speed. That is all there is to basic photography you know.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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keith_w wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
On Oct 30, 2005, at 8:21 AM, Glen wrote:
I largely agree, but I thought I would mention that I've heard top-
level photographers making statements about what they perceive as
the decline in photographers learning the details of their craft
since 1979.
...
The perception of deteriorating skills has been with us for a LONG
time.
Count that since 1968 for me. ;-)
The perception of the deterioration of life and "things as they
were" has been noted in the writings of men since the ancient
Greeks, that is, since the dawn of written history. I think I
mentioned that once before.
Godfrey
As an aside, sort of, I do recall quite clearly when someone on a list
forwarded a message from a father, about his kid.
Disrespectful to elders and teachers, a "know-it-all", will not mind
anyone, sloppy and unkempt, will not pay attention to his studies, on
and on.
The kicker was, this was written sometime about the time of Plato!
The more things change, the more they remain the same...
Sorry, I've long since forgotten the French...!
keith whaley
