Bruce: I cannot understand what he is talking about with DSLR focussing. I can only assume he's refereeing to autofocus, and is unaware of the manual focussing option.
On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Bruce Walker >> >> John, I was going to chide you for being too fussy about the Your >> Correspondent thing, but then I hit this in the very first paragraph >> ... >> >> "True, digital single-lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras can be switched to >> give a modicum of manual control, while letting the user see a pretty >> good visualisation of the image that is about to be recorded. But your >> correspondent always feels the manual experience with a D-SLR is >> artificial—as if the device is providing a mere semblance of control >> filtered through simulation circuitry." >> >> WTF? What in hell is he talking about? Certainly not any dSLR I know >> about. And citing "D-SLR" as if it's in common usage -- yikes. >> >> Hit the x and move on. Nothing to see here. >> > > Quelles âneries! Heaven forfend that anyone on the PDML write such loquacious > pretentiosities! > > Incidentally, I worked with someone once who insisted on writing 'E:mail' - > with the scare quotes - for years and years after it had become part of > everyday life and was spelt email. > > B > > > -- > 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.
