It teaches you how to photograph? $1000 is a bargain for that feature. :)
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:56 AM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > The main thing this has going for it is a reasonably accurate viewfinder and > actual shooting controls you don't need to access through a menu. > > It addresses the failings of modern point and shoot cameras that let you, > > Shoot movies, record sound, megazoom, maybe even e-mail the in camera "cross > processed" images to you 10,000 closes friends and then post them directly > on your facebook page, and maybe even place a phone call. > > The one thing they don't do is let you learn how to make a photograph. Fuji > had to go back to a pseudo 1950's interface to do that. Oh, and they had to > charge a $1000.00 to do it. > > On 1/5/2011 8:32 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: >> >> In all truth, it would probably be a great camera to learn with. A >> single FL, compact with mechanical controls. >> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Steven Desjardins<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Generosity and self-interest are a hard combination to beat. ;-) >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 4:25 AM, Thibouille<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Not surprised at all :) >>>> >>>> 2011/1/5 Boris Liberman<[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> Well, you see, Thibs, having got Sigma 24-60 zoom I've realized that 35 >>>>> mm >>>>> equivalent of 35-36 mm of F.L. is pretty optimal to me. In fact, I do >>>>> remember fondly my M 35/2.8 back in the film days. If this camera is >>>>> even >>>>> half as good as they talk about it, I might surely like to have one. I >>>>> could >>>>> even make it Galia's camera that we'd agree I'd have access too thereby >>>>> I'd >>>>> kill few rabbits with less than few bullets... >>>>> >>>>> Once I find a 24x36 digital camera to mount my A 50/1.2 on, I'd be more >>>>> than >>>>> happy camper... >>>>> >>>>> On 1/5/2011 11:01 AM, Thibouille wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yep, strangely I can't see myself using m43 bodies (marketed until now >>>>>> of course) but this Fuji camera really has something for it. >>>>>> And what I saw and tried at Photokina certainly do make things even >>>>>> worse. >>>>>> >>>>>> TLRs/enlargers will be enough for me the time to come though... >>>>>> >>>>>> 2011/1/5 Boris Liberman<[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 1/4/2011 9:24 PM, Bob W wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> their ad-men really know how to stroke my gonads. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> B >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Seriously, however, the appearance of this camera and the ongoing >>>>>>> promotion >>>>>>> make it not too difficult to wait until K-5 will be here served in >>>>>>> exactly >>>>>>> the way I want it or even abandoning K-5 as a new camera for me all >>>>>>> together. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It very well may be that this Fuji camera (Cotty's spelling >>>>>>> notwithstanding >>>>>>> /grin/) will be my next one and I can even foresee that my use of >>>>>>> Pentax >>>>>>> gear will diminish once I get my hands on one of these beauties... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Boris >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs >>>> ---------------------- >>>> Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, >>>> DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... >>>> Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 >>>> Programing: Delphi 2009 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Steve Desjardins >>> >> >> > > > -- > Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! > > --Marvin the Martian. > > > -- > 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. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- 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.
