I'd like to whop those people too... Mark Roberts wrote: > Jeff Post wrote: > > >> Hmm, I wonder if the vast majority of mid to low tier camera Pentax >> > K100\K110, Cannon 30D\Rebel, Nikon D200\D50) users ever move the > selector dial off automatic. > > Nope, they don't. I tutor people in photography around here and most of > them won't even think of switching off autofocus (with outo focus-point > selection), full program autoexposure (with automatic ISO selection), > and auto flash (which pops up and fires whenever the camera thinks you > need flash). These are the kind of people for whop the DP Review > reviews are written - and the kind of people who'd never, ever read > those reviews. > > In a way, Phil Askey has been very astute: By building a site that > offers detailed technical reviews aimed at people who aren't interested > and/or couldn't understand them, he's created a mainstream photo web > site with and aura of technical expertise. Perfect for mass market > appeal with maximum retail friendliness and ripe for... being sold to a > large web corporation for a tidy profit, which is what's just happened. > > >
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