On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:03 PM, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Yes, people do buy expensive and/or sophisticated cameras without any > knowledge of > photography, or of what the camera can do. I once encountered the titled > heir to a > Belgian beer empire who owned a Leica - probably an M3, given the era, who > complained it > wasn't working properly and took to it with a nail file. Turned out it was > something > really simple he'd no knowledge of - unfortunately I no longer remember what > it was!
There are a lot of people at the horse shows now, and i suppose other sport events, that do not rely on me for photos anymore but have bought them self's the latest Canon and Nikon Dslr's. They put them in auto mode and shoot away. They eventually come up and ask me why my pictures are clear and in focus and theirs are not. They had no idea they could change settings. Either the sales person neglected, or they just did not RTFM. I suspect the later. Dave > > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry > Colen > Sent: Wednesday, 20 April 2011 2:59 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Green mode, a detail I'd forgotten > > > On Apr 19, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> It's always been a question mark to me ... Why does a camera costing >> $1500+ need a "green mode"? Does Pentax (or anyone else) really expect >> newbies to spend $1500 for a camera body? > > I'm willing to bet that people like that even buy Leicas. Level of experience > or knowledge > has nothing to do with how much someone spends on something. Look at how > long sportscars > have been available with automatic transmissions, even before the modern ones > that > arguably can out perform human shifting. > >> And for those people to >> tweak the settings inappropriately enough that a special mode is >> needed so they can get a passible photograph? > > How about Steve Wozniak and his stunt in a Beech Bonanza, which has a lot to > do with why > Scotts Valley has a K-mart and not an airstrip. > > >> Or even know that they >> need to switch to "green mode" if they know little enough to set the >> camera so inappropriately? >> >> Seems kinda ridiculous. If I hand my camera to someone I know isn't a >> sophisticated user, I set it up for them and tell them what to go to >> get a good photograph. I don't expect the inexperienced user to know >> that the camera should be in "green mode." > > I have to admit, the green mode does do a pretty good job of choosing the > settings, but > I'd expect that file format would be the one that it should let the camera > owner choose. > I've handed my camera to other people a few times over the years, and my > quick stab at the > settings often failed miserably. > >> My cameras (and the K5, >> etc) all have the capability to store custom user configurations that >> the owner can set up to do the same job if this is a frequent need. >> -- >> Godfrey >> godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the > directions. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the > directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
