Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread Tom C
From: Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com I should add, following the line of thought, that any/every camera is capable in the hands of one who knows how to best use it. That's half-true, at best. My Nikon P7100 just isn't good for low-light photography (although it's considerably better than my

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread Tom C
That's half-true, at best. My Nikon P7100 just isn't good for low-light photography (although it's considerably better than my previous Canon A710). Similarly, no camera is good if you hate to use it (you can argue that it's capable, I suppose, but that smells of wrong question). Really?

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013, Tom C wrote: From: Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com I should add, following the line of thought, that any/every camera is capable in the hands of one who knows how to best use it. That's half-true, at best. My Nikon P7100 just isn't good for low-light photography (although

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread Bill
On 14/04/2013 12:14 AM, Tom C wrote: That's half-true, at best. My Nikon P7100 just isn't good for low-light photography (although it's considerably better than my previous Canon A710). Similarly, no camera is good if you hate to use it (you can argue that it's capable, I suppose, but that

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Case in point... I have the K-01 with me all the time in the car I'm still having trouble getting used to the 'NO VIEWFINDER.' This makes me put it away faster/sooner and stop shooting. Not really a good thing. I'm trying to adjust, but... Regards, Bob S. On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Bill

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread Aahz Maruch
On Sun, Apr 14, 2013, Bob Sullivan wrote: Case in point... I have the K-01 with me all the time in the car I'm still having trouble getting used to the 'NO VIEWFINDER.' This makes me put it away faster/sooner and stop shooting. Not really a good thing. I'm trying to adjust, but... The

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend? (Bill)

2013-04-14 Thread Tom C
From: Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com On 14/04/2013 12:14 AM, Tom C wrote: That's half-true, at best. My Nikon P7100 just isn't good for low-light photography (although it's considerably better than my previous Canon A710). Similarly, no camera is good if you hate to use it (you can argue

Re: Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?

2013-04-14 Thread P.J. Alling
Some cameras rise above their ergonomics. The Kodak Medalist, is a beast, though not that much bigger and heavier than a K20D, and by modern, (say post 1950), standards quirky to say the least, but what limits my shooting with it is available film. The damned stuff is getting expensive, (and