It's a fun read. Snarky, but universally so, even regarding her own writing style. Some great lines and some sad truths. The last few lines are the best, however. Let's drop the word "digital" form all photography references because it has long been the default case.
As for her thoughts on photography, they are painfully descriptive of my own experience. I went to micro43 for a while because I so liked the E-P1. Unfortunately, Olympus doesn't make it's own sensors and you need the best stuff to compete with APS-C. I'm also tired of RAW, or, more precisely, working with RAW. I love to adjust a single picture but I hate the mass work flow. I'm always told that Lightroom is great once you get used to it, but to me that's a also a good description for a prosthetic limb. I've given it up, and will now use the latest version of Photoshop Elements until Adobe goes out of business. In truth, I've fallen into what I call the Disneyland paradox. Most of my best photo opportunities occur at the worst places/times to tote around an SLR and a bunch of lenses. I would have loved the Q with a built-in fast zoom but I'm hoping the X-10 fulfills that niche. Since most of my photography now lives on the web and I never make prints, it should be fine. I'll keep the K7 and the FA135 for those times when I can devote the trip to photography, like a trip to the racetrack or a national park. Rant over. On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8864725448/2012-the-dust-blows-forward > > The article begins with: > "Disclaimer: I've deliberately avoided reading any of the other > "end-of-year, roll-on-next-year" articles that tend to appear around > this time. I don't have to; I can form my own opinions. You're lucky > I'm here to help you. The following is entirely my own mind, folded > out flat and laid onto the page." > > Skip down to the Ricoh part for some humorous observations (if nothing > of real substance). > > That portion ends with the following: > "If the company still decides to keep the Ricoh name, and if it has > any sense, it would use the Pentax name for a higher-spec, higher-end > version of its Ricoh cameras, although curiously the company seems to > believe that Ricoh itself is the prestige brand, which is nonsense." > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > 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 -- 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.
