Here, I would say something different.
He was not accustomed to use digital and his habit of using film camera took
over the digital stuff he bought and he decided it was important to 'make
pictures' - the means whether digital or his old film stuff not important
and so he went back.
If there is someone who starts photography from digital,
might feel that using film camera is cumbersome - takes time to have it
processed and what not ...
Just my couple of points ..
anand
>From: martin tammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings with a rant
>at the very end.
>Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 20:36:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
>A very fine photographer friend of mine purchased a Canon digital outfit.
>About $2,000 and obviously full of features. Bottom line is that he said
>after a while he no longer felt like a photographer, but a digital
>processor, to use his words. He sold the equipment and has gone back to his
>LX and manual lenses, and sez he feels like a photographer again.
>There's a lesson in this story some where.
>
>--- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Brogden"
> > Subject: Re: Why I won't be buying an MZ-S, and other ramblings
> > with a rant at the very end.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Manual photography is similarly a skill that comparatively few
> > people want
> > > (or, arguably, need).
> >
> > I suppose the question would be this: Is it harder to learn how
> > to use and remember how to operate a simple camera, such as the
> > LX or an Asahiflex, or a camera with 20 inscrutable functions,
> > and a plethora of buttons and switches with little pictographs
> > beside them that are supposed to identify their function?
> > Manual photography is not rocket science, but running these
> > cameras is getting close.
> > William Robb
> >
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