>
> The instructions for the M3, which is what I have, cover 16 pages. All it
> does is tell you how to operate the camera. ...you're assumed to know that
> before you buy the camera. I don't see why modern manual writers should have
> to assume any less.
Because they are obviously judged on output, in other words they are
paid by the pound, (kilogram).
Bob W wrote:
>> Based on the manuals people bring into my photo classes, even the
>>
> best
>
>> manuals are bad. This is especially bad considering most consumers
>> don't understand the photographic concepts necessary to read the
>> manual.
>>
>
> it's not the manual writer's job to teach people the basics of
> photography. The writers have to assume some basic knowledge on the
> part of the camera owner. If the owner has bought the camera without
> knowing the basics of photography they can't really have made an
> informed choice. The manual writer's job is to tell people how to use
> the equipment to carry out certain tasks and to solve certain
> photographic problems.
>
> Probably the simplest camera manual I have is the one for the Leica
> M1, .., 4. These cameras are about as simple as a camera can get
> without being an Instamatic. The instructions for the M3, which is
> what I have, cover 16 pages. All it does is tell you how to operate
> the camera. It doesn't, for instance, tell you what the aperture is
> for, or what the markings mean, or anything about the relationship
> between EV, aperture, shutter speed and film sensitivity - you're
> assumed to know that before you buy the camera. I don't see why modern
> manual writers should have to assume any less.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
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