Well said, Aaron. On Jun 24, 2006, at 11:40 PM, Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> While you're within reason to expect a robocamera to work > robomiracles, it seems somewhat perverse to insist that it perform > these miracles while working with three-decade-old lenses. No matter > what you believe, your MZ body is also crippled with these lenses, > just not as obviously. > > As to wee buttons and menus -- what are you talking about? Oh, right, > more complaints about the significantly smarter and easier to use > implementation of common functions from someone who hasn't used the > camera. > > I realize that you feel no one else in the universe is qualified to > design a camera interface, but perhaps you should look at the camera > before declaring that it's no good? > > When I first used an ME Super, I thought its controls were a > disastrous miscalculation. After two weeks, I couldn't to back to a > top-mounted dial for shutter speed. Everyone did it forever, but you > know what? The top-mounted dial is a terrible control mechanism for a > camera! > > The DS2 is remarkably well thought out for shooting. I realized today > that I never need to look at the top of the camera for anything aside > from exposure mode. If the top LCD was broken it would probablyvtake > me weeks to notice. It's superfluous, but it's there to placate those > accustomed to looking at the top of their cameras. > > -Aaron > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm not sure why there's a chip on your shoulder because some people > have > a preference for doing things they way they always have, and because > some > people don't like to give up features and methods that have worked > across > teh board so we can fidget with wee little buttons and menus. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
