At 07:18 PM 7/16/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Well, Kevin, I guess what I see as the problem is that most
>of the young hot shots don't believe you can make good
>pictures without all that automation. I remember reading a
>SF story long ago in which the hero figured out how to
>divide with a calculator. No one believed him. That is the
shouldn't the be divide without a calculator....
>way we seem to be heading. But remember I did not say you
>shouldn't use a full featured automatic camera, I said using
>one makes me lazy.
>
>And watch that "PRO" stuff. If you want me to do photos for
>you, I charge $100 an hour. That makes me a pro. It does not
>mean I am a better photographer than you.
>--Tom
>
>
>Kevin Waterson wrote:
> >
> > Tom Rittenhouse wrote:
> >
> > > Let's look at a different viewpoint.
> > > We know a
> > > a thousand such tricks.
> > >
> > > BUT! If we let the camera do it's thing, we forget and they
> > > cease to be automatic. We become lazy as Bill says.
> > > --Tom
> >
> > This is very true.
> > But what about the people who do not WANT to learn all these tricks?
> > Why should they be denied the opportunity to take a reasonable quality
> > photograph? Certainly I believe that it is person behind the camera that
> >
> > makes the difference, but if a person who just wants to take better pics
> >
> > for their personal use, I think such a tool is great. The same tool in
> > the
> > hands of a pro becomes very powerful tool indeed.
> >
> > I will be buying a MZ-S to replace my (now stolen) MZ-30, but I will
> > still be replacing my K-1000 (looking for offers) and P30n.
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