On 9/13/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Amusing but, honestly, I have never found power zoom and all that > business to be of any use at all. I've had several fixed-lens cameras > that had it and it was always in my way, I turned off all tracking > and wish I'd been able to turn off power zoom functions. I much > prefer a zoom control that operates precisely, manually, when I want > to use a zoom lens. > I certainly can't disagree with that. But you gotta admit that there's nothing (well, very few things) cooler than engaging the power zoom, racking the lens all the way out, focusing on something close, and then shutting the camera off just to watch the lens retract.
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