On Apr 19, 2011, at 4:50 PM, David J Brooks wrote: > 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.
And you said "Because I know how to take clear photographs, which is why it's worth the money to buy them from me." > 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. -- 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.
