Like somebody mentioned (I think); it's kind of like the swimming lesson
where the dad throws
his kid off the end of the dock. Is it the best way to teach someone to
swim. For some YES,
for others NO. Your kid's personality may be the type that would
systematically go in a little
at a time and patiently go through the process; OR he may be the one who
would undoubtedly
excel over time, but doesn't have the discipline to take the time to teach
himself- so - over the
dock he goes. He may or may not hate your guts for the rest of the day, but
you know he'll
love you for it later on.
I started with an automatic camera. Heck, that's how I got into this
thing. THEN my passion
fueled the discipline I needed (and -don't- normally have) to take the time
to learn (through
the trial and error process we all know) all the technical things about
photography. I'm putting the
bullseye hat on here, but my automatic camera helped me learn. I would (and
still do) put the thing
on manual exposure and maual focus, take "my" shot, then put it on auto
everything, take the "cameras"
shot, record the differences, and critic the prints when they come back. I'm
getting to know my
cameras meter really well this way too.
Anyway, that's what has worked for ME. You've gotta look at your kid and
figure out what's
gonna work best for HIM- nobody here can tell you that. If what your try
first doesn't work, get him something else; with places like ebay out there,
it's not like you've got to get him a new Leica or MZ-S (although it'd be
awful nice of 'ya).
Anyway, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Had to throw one in for
the "auto camera" guys :)
Cya all
-Jeff
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