On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Keith Whaley<[email protected]> wrote: > Adam Maas wrote: >> >> I find it far more attractive than the glorified Altoids tin they were >> showing off before. It's actually got an ergonomic design, and a >> layout similar to the classic Pen FT half-frame SLR. The Altoids Tin >> was an awful design, with just about every major ergonomic issue with >> P&S's (hard to grip, chiclet buttons, lack of external controls) >> >> _Adam > > Not quite sure what you're talking about, but might you have been referring > to one of Pentax' Optio cameras, the S4 or S5 or S6? > > Fact is, I've enjoyed the use of an S4 for some years how, and have given it > to a neice, and took over an S5i for my own use. > These are small and capable P&S zooms, that just happen to have very good > lenses. > > It precisely fits the adage that first one must have a camera with you when > a photo opportunity arises! > In a small belt pouch, it goes everywhere with me, and especially when I > don't care to be burdened with one of my SLRs... > > You're entitled to your opinion, but allow me to wholeheartedly disagree > with your put-down of the camera that fits an Altoids tin, the S-series > Pentaxes! :-D > > keith whaley > > Now tell me you had some other camera in mind! <g> >
I'm talking about a class of cameras (which does include some Pentax's) that feature chiclet buttons, nothing resembling an ergonomic grip and slick casings. I understand the value of a carry-everywhere camera, but find these cameras so completely frustrating to work with due to their poor handling that I simply haul a larger camera instead. I've owned 2 such cameras (an ancient Fujifilm Finepix 30i and a Nikon Coolpix P3) and came to utterly loathe them. Both ended up in a drawer until disposed of, neither ever saw significant use. -Adam -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
