> From: John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: first camera > > aimcompute penned: > > > > Yeah, but you can't really learn *that much* about photography > > with an auto camera and it can likely be a crutch. > > Oh goody! The 'professional' thread is dying down, so why not > revive this old chestnut as well? It should run for weeks! > > The alternative viewpoint, of course, is that if you force > someone to use a manual camera you run the risk of putting > them off the hobby for ever. If they *want* to learn all the > intricacies, they will. But in the meantime they might as > well use a camera that will return reasonable photos while > they are learning. And if they never learn to outperform > the automation features of the camera, so what? Let them > do what makes *them* happy, not what makes *you* happy. > > - -- > John Francis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Thank's John.... You succinctly said what I wanted to say, but used too many words to not say clearly. I "despise" manuals. Even with the ME-Super, I'd pick a setting then see how the camera liked it, then pick another, then re-focus, then check again, then yet another setting. Then go get the damned meter out & see what THAT had to say. Screw that noise. When the Program Plus came out, I couldn't get to the store fast enough to get one. Scoot - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
