On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:18 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > On Aug 14, 2012, at 9:13 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> On 8/14/2012 12:18 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> http://www.minimallyminimal.com/2012/8/12/pentax-si.html >>> >> >> It's a nice exercise in design. > > It's a masturbatory exercise in form over function. > >> I sincerely am uncertain as to actual functionality of this apparatus. > > It would be completely useless for anyone that uses their camera for > anything but a fashion accessory, or possibly an autonomous photobot > that relieves the person holding it of any of the thought processes > behind photography, except possibly what general direction to point > the camera and whether their camera looks good with their clothes.
Then you will be quite surprised to hear that cameras with exactly this level of automation and a complete lack of manual control have been incorporated into cellphones. And the uptake is surprisingly strong. Do you remember the Polaroid SX-70? Entire UI: button to open the camera, button to trigger shutter. Slot where image comes out. Door to change film. People loved them -- still do, in fact. There's a market for a camera where "you point it and we do the rest." Whether that can actually be achieved in reality is another matter. -- -bmw -- 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.
