----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul F. Stregevsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 7:59 AM Subject: Re: My reasons for wanting digital (was: Re: OT: Read this before you spend all your $$$....)
> Cotty, > > I thoroughly enjoyed your insights into the value of digital for > photographers who lack the time to spend scanning et al. I related to it > because I spend too much time color-correcting my tungsten-cast shots. > > But if digital is so convenient, why, then, am I nearly always the only > photographer to record school events? > > Last week was eighth-grade awards ceremony. I took shots of my daughter, > her friends, and kids who received certain special awards. I handed out my > business card, instructing the parents or kids to email me in a month for > the JPEGs. > > If digital is so convenient, why do the digital owners leave their cameras > at home on such important occasions? Many people who shoot digital don't even know the potential of these cameras. My brother-in-law has a Pentax 120 P&S and a Kodak 4800 Digicam. He uses the P&S for family shots and the Digicam for Real Estate shots. Since he doesn't require a high pixel count for web use, he shoots at the lowest resolution possible, making his shots unuseable for printing. Last night I corrected his habits and he's now switched to shooting at the maximum resolution. He was amazed at shots he was getting. > > One theory: Many digital interfaces are difficult to navigate. Every try > turning off the autoflash on a Nikon CoolPix 950 or similar? Good luck > finding the "off" setting, buried two or three layers deep in the arcane > mode settings. I suspect that many owners never master the controls and > realize they won't be able to use their camera sans flash on solemn > occasions. And even if they could shut off the flash, the results would > stink, since they don't own a tripod. The menu system in Digicams is getting better, with some of the important features now available in hard switches. A P&S user will never attempt learn to use a complex camera, film or digital. The day someone comes out with a simple to use inexpensive digital camera, film cameras will become history. My D7 hasn't let me down yet. Combined with a Stroboflip and a Sunpak flash, my snapshot downloaded to a CD (slide show), are a hit with my relatives. And 8x10 prints are not too shabby. Jeff - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
