>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.
Paul raises a decent point. In fact this is one of the reasons I'm hoping the Pentax DSLR *will* be like the Canon D60 - the user buttons are accessible and apparently fairly straightforward. These small P and S digicams amaze me because their controls are so small and fiddly. I want something that I can use, not something I have to spend ages fiddling with. Mind you, having said that, when I was a lad, I had to learn how to load a reel, how to develop film - that wasn't exactly straightforward! Maybe there are rights of passage in the digital agd of photography also <g>. Cotty _______________________________________________________ Personal email traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MacAds traffic to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out the UK Macintosh ads http://www.macads.co.uk - 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 .
