Doesn't this depend somewhat on whether the kid wants to learn
photography or just take pictures? Personally, I find that I
don't pay as much attention to exposure when I use an automatic
camera, and I don't pay as much attention when I use a build in
meter as when I use a hand held incident meter.
Of course if one does not give a damn about the technicalities
of photography one is better off with an auto everything camera.
And, that consists of about 99% of the camera market. While I
would guess that 50% of the people on this list do give a damn
about the technicalities. That is undoubtedly why so many of us
recommend manual cameras.
--Tom
Norman Baugher wrote:
>
> Excellent point(s) John.
> Norm
>
> John Francis wrote:
>
> > aimcompute:
> > >
> > > I stand by what I said.
> > >
> > > Tom C.
> >
> > Well, of course you do. That's the problem with all these highly
> > contentious threads - nobody is prepared to be convinced that their
> > viewpoint is anything but the one true way of looking at things.
> >
> > I've been around long enough to recognize that the world isn't that
> > simple. I've quite a bit of experience with close family members
> > who do *not* respond to the kind of approach that obviously works
> > for people you know. Throwing people in at the deep end is not
> > the only way to teach people to swim (and has some rather nasty
> > consequences for those who do best with a little more assistance).
> >
> > I'm not suggesting that you have to do things my way - All I ask in
> > return is that you stop trying to convince the rest of the world that
> > your way is the single best way, and would work well for everybody.
>
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